Nonstop flight route between Mineralnye Vody, Russia and Chartres, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV), Mineralnye Vody, Russia and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,979 miles (or 3,185 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 Mineralnye Vody Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV):

• In addition to being known as "Mineralnye Vody Airport", another name for MRV is "Аэропорт Минеральные Воды".
• The furthest airport from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,972 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) is Nalchik Airport (NAL), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) SSE of MRV.

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 closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
• What appears to be hangars are on the north side of the airport, about 200m north of the runway, and unconnected with the current airport were probably part of the former military airfield.
• 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".
• 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 airfield was first attacked by the German Luftwaffe on 3 June by a formation of 15 twin engine Dornier Do-17 light bombers.
• Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
• Once declared operationally ready, the airfield had a concrete runway 5500' long aligned 08/26, with much Pierced Steel Planking used to repair the damage caused by the frequent Allied bombing.