Nonstop flight route between Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Vatry, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Perth Airport (PER), Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR), Vatry, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,792 miles (or 14,149 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 Perth Airport and Châlons Vatry 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 Perth Airport and Châlons Vatry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PER / YPPH |
Airport Name: | Perth Airport |
Location: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'25"S by 115°58'0"E |
Area Served: | Perth, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PER |
More Information: | PER Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Perth Airport (PER):
- The furthest airport from Perth Airport (PER) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Perth Airport (meaning Perth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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.
- Perth Airport handled 13,664,394 passengers last year.
- The airport only received international status and was renamed to Perth International Airport in 1952.
- Perth Airport (PER) has 2 runways.
- Despite military use of the airfield, civil services operated by Qantas Empire Airways and Australian National Airways commenced from the location in 1944.
- Site selection and preparation of the original plans was undertaken by Mr N M Fricker of the Department of Civil Aviation.
- The closest airport to Perth Airport (PER) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of PER.
- Construction of the new International Terminal and control tower commenced in March 1984 on the south-eastern side of the airfield.
- The removal of the steel structure made way for the construction of an entirely new combined domestic and international passenger terminal, constructed on the northern side of the airfield.
Facts about Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR):
- Construction began in 1953, and Vatry Air Base was designed for 50 fighters with three large hangars constructed.
- Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) is Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SSW of XCR.
- For many years, Vatry Air Base was under the control of the French Air Force and used for a training facility.
- 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.
- 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.