Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,470 miles (or 8,804 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 Santa Genoveva/Goiânia 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 Santa Genoveva/Goiânia 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):

• 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".
• 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.
• A this time, the airfield was opened to civil planes, as well.
• 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.
• It remains an important Air Force Base after 1953, included technical Units, a military training center and a broadcasting station.
• World War II had almost totally destroyed Champhol Airport.

Facts about Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN):

• The airport is located 8 km from downtown Goiânia.
• The furthest airport from Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport", another name for GYN is "Aeroporto Santa Genoveva/Goiânia".
• The closest airport to Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SSE of GYN.
• Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The first phase of the works are due to be concluded in 2012 and the second phase in 2014.
• Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport handled 3,063,649 passengers last year.