Nonstop flight route between Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States and Chartres, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,946 miles (or 7,959 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 Eagle County Regional 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 Eagle County Regional Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EGE / KEGE | 
| Airport Name: | Eagle County Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°38'32"N by 106°55'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Eagle, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | Eagle County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6547 feet (1,996 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EGE | 
| More Information: | EGE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QTJ / LFOR | 
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| Location: | Chartres, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°27'32"N by 1°31'26"E | 
| Area Served: | Chartres / Champhol, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | Chartres Métropole | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QTJ | 
| More Information: | QTJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE):
- Because of Eagle County Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,547 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EGE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EGE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The airport is largely seasonal, with the greatest number of scheduled flights operating during the winter months.
 - The furthest airport from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,946 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Eagle County Regional Airport, sometimes referred to as Vail/Eagle Airport or the Eagle Vail Airport, is a public airport located four miles west of Eagle, Colorado, United States.
 - Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of EGE.
 - There are several private charter companies that offer ground transportation service to Vail, Beaver Creek, and Aspen.
 - During the ski season, airlines mostly operate the Boeing 757 which are able to make non-stop flights to most U.S.
 - Eagle County Regional Airport handled 218,105 passengers last year.
 
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- 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".
 - 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.
 - It was reinforced by the Armée de l'Air as a military airfield after the Invasion of Poland in September 1939.
 - It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 21 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
 - The French Air Force closed the military air base in 1997.
 - 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 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.
 - A this time, the airfield was opened to civil planes, as well.
 - The facility was a military field, prior to 1870, dedicated to cavalry.
 
