Nonstop flight route between Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Chartres, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Varandey Airport (VRI), Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,346 miles (or 3,775 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 relatively short distance between Varandey Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRI / |
| Airport Name: | Varandey Airport |
| Location: | Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°50'52"N by 58°11'54"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRI |
| More Information: | VRI 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 Varandey Airport (VRI):
- The closest airport to Varandey Airport (VRI) is Amderma (AMV), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NE of VRI.
- Because of Varandey Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Varandey 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 furthest airport from Varandey Airport (VRI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- A this time, the airfield was opened to civil planes, as well.
- After the Battle of France, Chartres was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- The combat units moved out at the end of October 1944, and until the end of the war, Chartres became a resupply and combat casualty evacuation airfield, and performing other support roles for the Allies.
- 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.
- It was reinforced by the Armée de l'Air as a military airfield after the Invasion of Poland in September 1939.
- 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 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.
- It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 21 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- From March 1915 to the end of World War I, an important military training center for pilots was setted up .
- 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".
- The first plane in the world took off on October, the 9th, 1890, in France, due to the engineer Clément Ader.
- Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
