Nonstop flight route between Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia and Chartres, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalbarri Airport (KAX), Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,642 miles (or 13,909 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 Kalbarri 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 Kalbarri 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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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kalbarri Airport (KAX):

• Kalbarri Airport (KAX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kalbarri Airport's relatively low elevation of 515 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalbarri 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 furthest airport from Kalbarri Airport (KAX) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Kalbarri Airport (meaning Kalbarri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,108 miles (19,486 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• The closest airport to Kalbarri Airport (KAX) is Geraldton Airport (GET), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SSE of KAX.

Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):

• The first plane in the world took off on October, the 9th, 1890, in France, due to the engineer Clément Ader.
• 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.
• The field was replaced by a totally new civilian facility which is much smaller than the prewar airport.
• 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".
• After the Battle of France, Chartres was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
• 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 liberated by Allied ground forces about 21 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
• The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
• KG 100, KG 53, KG 66 were all night bombardment units that engaged in operations over England.
• A this time, the airfield was opened to civil planes, as well.
• The facility was a military field, prior to 1870, dedicated to cavalry.
• Even if it was a huge part of its History, Chartres airfield was not only a German or an American one.
• Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.