Nonstop flight route between Château-Thierry, France and Ghanzi, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY), Château-Thierry, France and Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), Ghanzi, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,017 miles (or 8,075 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 Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome and Ghanzi 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 Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome and Ghanzi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCY / LFFH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Château-Thierry, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°4'0"N by 3°21'20"E | 
| Area Served: | Château-Thierry, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | Club aéronautique de Château Thierry | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 723 feet (220 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XCY | 
| More Information: | XCY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNZ / FBGZ | 
| Airport Name: | Ghanzi Airport | 
| Location: | Ghanzi, Botswana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°41'36"S by 21°39'28"E | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GNZ | 
| More Information: | GNZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY):
- Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at Château-Thierry - Belleau 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.
- In addition to being known as "Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome", another name for XCY is "Aérodrome de Château-Thierry - Belleau".
- The closest airport to Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) is Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of XCY.
- The furthest airport from Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (meaning Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Ghanzi Airport (GNZ):
- Because of Ghanzi Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghanzi 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 Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is nearly antipodal to Ghanzi Airport (meaning Ghanzi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dillingham Airfield), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) is Hukuntsi Airport (HUK), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) S of GNZ.
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- · Latitude 21° 42’ 00” South · Longitude 021° 40’ 00” East · Elevation 1137 m above sea-level · Reference temperature 340 C




