Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Saba, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), Saba, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,162 miles (or 6,697 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 Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome and Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAB / TNCS |
Airport Name: | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport |
Location: | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'44"N by 63°13'14"W |
Area Served: | Saba |
Operator/Owner: | Winair |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAB |
More Information: | SAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- It was reinforced by the Armée de l'Air as a military airfield after the Invasion of Poland in September 1939.
- 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.
- Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
- The field was replaced by a totally new civilian facility which is much smaller than the prewar airport.
- 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.
- World War II had almost totally destroyed Champhol Airport.
- 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 closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
- After the Battle of France, Chartres was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- Under American control, Chartres initially became the home of the 368th Fighter Group, which flew P-47 Thunderbolts from the field starting on 23 August, remaining until 11 September.
- 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.
Facts about Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB):
- Because of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (meaning Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of SAB.
- Jet aircraft are unable to land at the airport, because the runway is too short.
- Average flights to Sint Maarten last within a quarter of an hour.
- The airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world, only 400 meters long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends.
- Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) currently has only 1 runway.