Nonstop flight route between Ambriz, Angola and Chartres, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ambriz Airport (AZZ), Ambriz, Angola and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,955 miles (or 6,365 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ambriz Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ambriz Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ambriz Airport (AZZ):

• The furthest airport from Ambriz Airport (AZZ) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,799 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Ambriz Airport", another name for AZZ is "Ambriz Airport (Ambriz)".
• Ambriz Airport (AZZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ambriz Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambriz Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Ambriz Airport (AZZ) is N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNW of AZZ.

Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):

• World War II had almost totally destroyed Champhol Airport.
• Because of Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (meaning Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
• The airfield was first attacked by the German Luftwaffe on 3 June by a formation of 15 twin engine Dornier Do-17 light bombers.
• It was reinforced by the Armée de l'Air as a military airfield after the Invasion of Poland in September 1939.
• Under American control, Chartres initially became the home of the 368th Fighter Group, which flew P-47 Thunderbolts from the field starting on 23 August, remaining until 11 September.
• KG 100, KG 53, KG 66 were all night bombardment units that engaged in operations over England.
• In addition to being known as "Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome", other names for QTJ include "Aérodrome de Chartres - Champhol" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-40".
• This Base was very active, mainly with flying Squadrons specialised in tactical transport, such as the 61e Escadre de Transport.