Nonstop flight route between St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Chartres, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,553 miles (or 7,327 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 Albert Whitted Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome, 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 Albert Whitted Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPG / KSPG | 
| Airport Name: | Albert Whitted Airport | 
| Location: | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°45'54"N by 82°37'36"W | 
| Area Served: | St. Petersburg, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of St. Petersburg | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SPG | 
| More Information: | SPG Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Albert Whitted Airport (SPG):
- The furthest airport from Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
 - During the first years of World War II, aircraft at CGAS St.
 - Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of SPG.
 - Because of Albert Whitted Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Albert Whitted 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 October 2007, the City completed construction on a $4,000,000-10,600 sq/ft terminal building.
 
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- 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".
 - 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.
 - After the Battle of France, Chartres was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
 - The facility was a military field, prior to 1870, dedicated to cavalry.
 - 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.
 - Chartres – Champhol Aerodrome is an airport serving Chartres and Champhol, in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France.
 - It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 21 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
 - Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
 - Even if it was a huge part of its History, Chartres airfield was not only a German or an American one.
 
