Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO), Oshawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,677 miles (or 5,918 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 Oshawa 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 Oshawa 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):

• 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 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.
• What appears to be hangars are on the north side of the airport, about 200m north of the runway, and unconnected with the current airport were probably part of the former military airfield.
• The facility was a military field, prior to 1870, dedicated to cavalry.
• The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of 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.
• After the Battle of France, Chartres was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
• 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".
• Once declared operationally ready, the airfield had a concrete runway 5500' long aligned 08/26, with much Pierced Steel Planking used to repair the damage caused by the frequent Allied bombing.
• Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO):

• On July 11, 2011 ornge Air Medivac announced that it will open a 24 hour base to help cut the airlift response time to Toronto hospitals.
• The closest airport to Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of YOO.
• Oshawa Municipal Airport, is a municipal airport adjacent to the north end of the city of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
• In 2008 the City of Oshawa adopted the Oshawa Municipal Airport Business Plan which includes a commitment to operate the airport for a minimum of 25 years.
• The airport originally opened in June 1941 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as No.
• The furthest airport from Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,418 miles (18,376 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The planned construction of a Pickering Airport, between Oshawa and Toronto, raised questions about the future of the Oshawa airport.
• Because of Oshawa Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Oshawa 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.
• Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Oshawa Municipal Airport", another name for YOO is "Toronto/Oshawa Municipal Airport".