Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Millington, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Millington Regional Jetport (NQA), Millington, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,503 miles (or 7,246 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 Millington Regional Jetport, 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 Millington Regional Jetport. 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 facility was a military field, prior to 1870, dedicated to cavalry.
• The French Air Force closed the military air base in 1997.
• The airfield was first attacked by the German Luftwaffe on 3 June by a formation of 15 twin engine Dornier Do-17 light bombers.
• 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.
• The combat units moved out at the end of October 1944, and until the end of the war, Chartres became a resupply and combat casualty evacuation airfield, and performing other support roles for the Allies.
• It was reinforced by the Armée de l'Air as a military airfield after the Invasion of Poland in September 1939.
• 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".
• This Base was very active, mainly with flying Squadrons specialised in tactical transport, such as the 61e Escadre de Transport.
• 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.
• 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 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 Millington Regional Jetport (NQA):

• In 1998, the name of the remaining naval base was changed to the Naval Support Activity Mid-South to better reflect its current mission and the Navy's approach to regionalization.
• Military aviation first came to Memphis during WWI when the US Army leased 904 acres from the Memphis Chamber of Commerce.
• Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Millington Regional Jetport's relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Millington Regional Jetport 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 Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of NQA.
• The furthest airport from Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,018 miles (17,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.