Nonstop flight route between Troyes, France and Wallops Island, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), Troyes, France and Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,890 miles (or 6,260 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 Troyes - Barberey Airport and Wallops Flight Facility 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 Troyes - Barberey Airport and Wallops Flight Facility Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QYR / LFQB |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Troyes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'18"N by 4°1'0"E |
Area Served: | Troyes, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Troyes et de l'Aube |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 388 feet (118 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from QYR |
More Information: | QYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR):
- Because of Troyes - Barberey Airport's relatively low elevation of 388 feet, planes can take off or land at Troyes - Barberey 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.
- Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Troyes - Barberey Airport (meaning Troyes - Barberey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,124 miles (19,512 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) is Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNE of QYR.
- In addition to being known as "Troyes - Barberey Airport", another name for QYR is "Aéroport de Troyes - Barberey".
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- Since 2001, engineers at NASA Wallops Flight Facility have been developing new range technologies, systems and approaches to improve the cost and responsiveness of launch and flight test activities, within the constraints of available funding and program schedules.
- The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
- In the early years, research at Wallops concentrated on obtaining aerodynamic data at transonic and low supersonic speeds.
- Wallops Flight Facility, located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, primarily as a rocket launch site to support science and exploration missions for N.A.S.A.
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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.
- The WFF Research Airport is located on the Main Base.
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.