Nonstop flight route between Amiens, France and Jacmel, Haiti:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), Amiens, France and Jacmel Airport (JAK), Jacmel, Haiti would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,595 miles (or 7,395 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 Jacmel Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | JAK / MTJA |
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Location: | Jacmel, Haiti |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°14'27"N by 72°31'6"W |
Area Served: | Jacmel, Haiti |
Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | JAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM):
- 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 airport is used for general aviation, with no commercial airline service.
- 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.
- The airfield was then used by the Americans as a troop carrier and transport airfield flying C-47 Skytrain aircraft.
- 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)".
- 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.
Facts about Jacmel Airport (JAK):
- 8 Air Communications and Control Squadron installed runway lighting on 19 January, enabling aircraft to land at night, with radar control of the airspace provided by the nearby HMCS Halifax.
- In addition to being known as "Jacmel Airport", another name for JAK is "Aérodrome de Jacmel".
- The furthest airport from Jacmel Airport (JAK) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,927 miles (19,195 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jacmel Airport (JAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Prior to the January 2010 earthquake there was no air traffic control service at the airstrip, and its ramp area could only accommodate five aircraft at a time.
- Jacmel Airport was the sixth busiest airport in Haiti by passenger volume before the 2010 Haitian earthquake, near the city of Jacmel, on Haiti's south coast.
- The closest airport to Jacmel Airport (JAK) is Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of JAK.
- This airport is normally served by scheduled and charter airlines operating in the capital Port-au-Prince, and was opened in 2006 for travel to and from the capital and other destinations across the continent.
- Because of Jacmel Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacmel 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.