Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ), Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,332 miles (or 5,363 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 Trois-Rivières 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 Trois-Rivières 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 |
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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: | YRQ / CYRQ |
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| Location: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'6"N by 72°40'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Trois-Rivières |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 199 feet (61 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YRQ |
| More Information: | YRQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- It was reinforced by the Armée de l'Air as a military airfield after the Invasion of Poland in September 1939.
- This Base was very active, mainly with flying Squadrons specialised in tactical transport, such as the 61e Escadre de Transport.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 21 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
Facts about Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ):
- Because of Trois-Rivières Airport's relatively low elevation of 199 feet, planes can take off or land at Trois-Rivières 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 "Trois-Rivières Airport", another name for YRQ is "Aéroport de Trois-Rivières".
- Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of YRQ.
- The furthest airport from Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
