Nonstop flight route between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Amiens, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), Amiens, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 998 miles (or 1,606 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 relatively short distance between Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport and Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ):

• The construction of a new terminal, capable of handling 2 million passengers annually, started on 26 June 2007.
• Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are usually a wide range of taxis waiting in the airport car park, just off the terminal building.
• The closest airport to Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of CLJ.
• In addition to being known as "Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport", other names for CLJ include "Cluj-Napoca International Airport" and "Aeroportul Internațional "Avram Iancu" Cluj".
• Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport is an airport serving the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
• The airport remained a domestic airport until September 1996, when it was once again opened to both international passenger and cargo traffic.
• Cluj Airport was founded on 1 April 1932 by the Romanian Ministry of Industry and Trade.
• Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport handled 1,035,438 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM):

• Because of Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 208 feet, planes can take off or land at Amiens - Glisy 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 Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (meaning Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,014 miles (19,335 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome", other names for QAM include "Aérodrome d'Amiens - Glisy" and "(former Advanced Landing Ground B-48)".
• Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) is Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of QAM.
• The airfield was then used by the Americans as a troop carrier and transport airfield flying C-47 Skytrain aircraft.