Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Coffeyville, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV), Coffeyville, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,649 miles (or 7,482 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 Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome and Coffeyville 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 Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome and Coffeyville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):

• The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
• Under American control, Chartres initially became the home of the 368th Fighter Group, which flew P-47 Thunderbolts from the field starting on 23 August, remaining until 11 September.
• The field was replaced by a totally new civilian facility which is much smaller than the prewar airport.
• The Chartres area was heavily attacked on several missions by United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force bombers in 1943 and 1944 and the airport was singularly attacked on 15 September 1943 by 22 B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bombardment Group.
• 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.
• 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".
• Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
• It remains an important Air Force Base after 1953, included technical Units, a military training center and a broadcasting station.
• The first plane in the world took off on October, the 9th, 1890, in France, due to the engineer Clément Ader.
• 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.

Facts about Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV):

• Coffeyville Municipal Airport is a city-owned airport four miles northeast of Coffeyville, in Montgomery County, Kansas.
• Because of Coffeyville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Coffeyville Municipal 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.
• In addition to being known as "Coffeyville Municipal Airport", another name for CFV is "Coffeyville AAF".
• Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV) is Independence Municipal Airport (IDP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of CFV.
• The furthest airport from Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,706 miles (17,229 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• During World War II the facility was Coffeyville Army Airfield and was a United States Army Air Forces AAF Flying Training Command training field 1942-1945.