Nonstop flight route between Château-Thierry, France and Gimli, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY), Château-Thierry, France and Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), Gimli, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,104 miles (or 6,605 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 Gimli Industrial Park 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 Gimli Industrial Park 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 | 
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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: | YGM / CYGM | 
| Airport Name: | Gimli Industrial Park Airport | 
| Location: | Gimli, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'41"N by 97°2'35"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rural Municipality of Gimli | 
| Airport Type: | public | 
| Elevation: | 753 feet (230 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YGM | 
| More Information: | YGM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY):
- In addition to being known as "Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome", another name for XCY is "Aérodrome de Château-Thierry - Belleau".
 - 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.
 - 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 Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM):
- The furthest airport from Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,454 miles (16,824 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In 1983, the airport became famous when an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel over southern Manitoba and successfully glided to a landing at Gimli Motorsports Park.
 - Three people were killed on August 27, 1992 when a NewCal Aviation turbine-modified de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou they were aboard crashed on the airfield during climb-out after a short take-off from the airport.
 - Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Gimli Industrial Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 753 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimli Industrial Park 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 closest airport to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Arnes Airport (YNR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of YGM.
 
