Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Georgetown, Guyana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO), Georgetown, Guyana would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,518 miles (or 7,272 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 Cheddi Jagan International 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 Cheddi Jagan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QTJ / LFOR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chartres, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°27'32"N by 1°31'26"E |
| Area Served: | Chartres / Champhol, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Chartres Métropole |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QTJ |
| More Information: | QTJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GEO / SYCJ |
| Airport Name: | Cheddi Jagan International Airport |
| Location: | Georgetown, Guyana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°29'53"N by 58°15'14"W |
| Area Served: | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Guyana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GEO |
| More Information: | GEO Maps & Info |
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.
- Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
- 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".
- From March 1915 to the end of World War I, an important military training center for pilots was setted up .
- 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.
- 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.
- It remains an important Air Force Base after 1953, included technical Units, a military training center and a broadcasting station.
- 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.
- It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 21 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
Facts about Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO):
- The mission of the station was the defense of the colony against Nazi U-Boats.
- On 30 July 2011, Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 overran the runway in rainy weather while landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana and went through a chain-link perimeter fence.
- Because of Cheddi Jagan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Cheddi Jagan International 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.
- Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (meaning Cheddi Jagan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- In March 1997, following the death of President Dr.
- The closest airport to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNE of GEO.
- Cheddi Jagan International Airport, formerly Timehri International Airport, is the national airport of Guyana.
