Nonstop flight route between Amiens, France and Great Bend, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), Amiens, France and Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), Great Bend, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,693 miles (or 7,553 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 Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome and Great Bend Municipal Airport, 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 Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome and Great Bend Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QAM / LFAY | 
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| Location: | Amiens, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°52'23"N by 2°23'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Amiens, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | CCI d’Amiens | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 208 feet (63 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QAM | 
| More Information: | QAM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBD / KGBD | 
| Airport Name: | Great Bend Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°20'39"N by 98°51'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Great Bend, Kansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Great Bend | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1887 feet (575 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GBD | 
| More Information: | GBD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM):
- 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.
 - Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) has 2 runways.
 - The airfield was then used by the Americans as a troop carrier and transport airfield flying C-47 Skytrain aircraft.
 - 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 closest airport to Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) is Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of QAM.
 - 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)".
 
Facts about Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD):
- The airport is the site of the first nationwide NHRA event, held in 1955.
 - The closest airport to Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Hays Regional Airport (HYS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of GBD.
 - Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 
