Nonstop flight route between Amiens, France and La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), Amiens, France and La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE), La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,143 miles (or 6,668 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 La Crosse Regional 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 La Crosse Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (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)".
• Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• During World War II the airport was used by the German Luftwaffe during the occupation of France.
• 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.

Facts about La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE):

• The airport's control tower was one of 143 towers slated for closure by the FAA due to the 2013 Federal sequester.
• The closest airport to La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is Winona Municipal Airport (ONA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of LSE.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• La Crosse Regional Airport covers an area of 1,380 acres at an elevation of 655 feet above mean sea level.
• It occupies the northern area of French Island, next to the Mississippi River.
• La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) has 3 runways.
• Because of La Crosse Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 655 feet, planes can take off or land at La Crosse Regional 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 La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.