Nonstop flight route between Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States and Caen, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States and Caen la Mer Airport (CFR), Caen, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,023 miles (or 6,474 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 Volk Field Air National Guard Base and Caen la Mer 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 Volk Field Air National Guard Base and Caen la Mer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOK / KVOK |
Airport Name: | Volk Field Air National Guard Base |
Location: | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°56'20"N by 90°15'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 912 feet (278 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VOK |
More Information: | VOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFR / LFRK |
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Location: | Caen, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°10'23"N by 0°27'0"W |
Area Served: | Caen, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Caen |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFR |
More Information: | CFR Maps & Info |
Facts about Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK):
- Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Volk Field Air National Guard Base is a military airport located just outside the village of Camp Douglas, in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.
- Because of Volk Field Air National Guard Base's relatively low elevation of 912 feet, planes can take off or land at Volk Field Air National Guard Base 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 site was named Camp Williams in 1927 in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Charles R.
- The origin of the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center can be traced back to 1888 when the State Adjutant General, General Chandler Chapman, purchased a site for a rifle range and offered it to the state for a camp.
- The closest airport to Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) W of VOK.
- The furthest airport from Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1989 the site was re-designated a Combat Readiness Training Center.
Facts about Caen la Mer Airport (CFR):
- The furthest airport from Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Caen la Mer Airport (meaning Caen la Mer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,345 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Caen la Mer Airport", another name for CFR is "Aéroport de Caen la Mer".
- Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) is Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of CFR.
- Because of Caen la Mer Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Caen la Mer 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.