Nonstop flight route between Vatry, France and Hancock, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR), Vatry, France and Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX), Hancock, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,005 miles (or 6,445 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 Châlons Vatry Airport and Houghton County Memorial 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 Châlons Vatry Airport and Houghton County Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCR / LFOK | 
| Airport Name: | Châlons Vatry Airport | 
| Location: | Vatry, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'23"N by 4°12'21"E | 
| Area Served: | Châlons-en-Champagne | 
| Operator/Owner: | Société d'Exploitation Vatry Europort (SEVE) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 586 feet (179 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XCR | 
| More Information: | XCR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMX / KCMX | 
| Airport Name: | Houghton County Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Hancock, Michigan, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°10'5"N by 88°29'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Hancock / Houghton (also Calumet, Laurium and Lake Linden) | 
| Operator/Owner: | Houghton County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1095 feet (334 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CMX | 
| More Information: | CMX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR):
- The closest airport to Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) is Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SSW of XCR.
- The furthest airport from Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Châlons Vatry Airport (meaning Châlons Vatry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Châlons Vatry Airport's relatively low elevation of 586 feet, planes can take off or land at Châlons Vatry 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.
- Châlons Vatry Airport's origins began in 1950 when, with the Cold War, NATO faced several problems when attempting to solve the air power survival equation.
- Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- For many years, Vatry Air Base was under the control of the French Air Force and used for a training facility.
Facts about Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX):
- Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) is Sawyer International Airport (MQT), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) SE of CMX.
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 16,054 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day:of these, 68% were general aviation, 19% scheduled commercial, 13% air taxi and less than 1% military.
- The furthest airport from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,907 miles (17,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




