Nonstop flight route between Setif, Algeria and Istres, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ain Arnat Airport (QSF), Setif, Algeria and Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE), Istres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 508 miles (or 818 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 Ain Arnat Airport and Istres-Le Tubé Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QSF / DAAS |
Airport Name: | Ain Arnat Airport |
Location: | Setif, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°10'36"N by 5°17'18"E |
Area Served: | Sétif |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA-Constantine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3406 feet (1,038 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QSF |
More Information: | QSF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QIE / LFMI |
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Location: | Istres, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°31'27"N by 4°56'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QIE |
More Information: | QIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ain Arnat Airport (QSF):
- Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ain Arnat Airport (meaning Ain Arnat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) is Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of QSF.
Facts about Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE):
- Base aérienne 125 Istres Advanced Landing Ground Y-17
- Mirage 2000 "escadron Limousin"
- The furthest airport from Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (meaning Istres-Le Tubé Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- With the end of the war, the Americans used Istres as a staging point between Occupied Germany and Morocco for air transport of personnel back to the United States.
- The closest airport to Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of QIE.
- In addition to being known as "Istres-Le Tubé Air Base", another name for QIE is "Base aérienne 125 Istres (BA 125)Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-17".
- Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Istres-Le Tubé Air Base's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base 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.
- On 31 March 1992, a Boeing 707 of Kabo Air, a Nigerian company, made an emergency landing at Istres after engines 3 and 4 had separated from the wing in turbulence at 35,000 feet.