Nonstop flight route between Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Lavan Island, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Lavan Airport (LVP), Lavan Island, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,213 miles (or 5,170 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 RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 and Lavan 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 RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 and Lavan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEQ / EGXH |
Airport Name: | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 |
Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from BEQ |
More Information: | BEQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LVP / OIBV |
Airport Name: | Lavan Airport |
Location: | Lavan Island, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°48'37"N by 53°21'21"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LVP |
More Information: | LVP Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- Honington was assigned USAAF designation Station 375.
- The group patrolled the English Channel during the Normandy invasion in June 1944, and, while continuing escort operations, supported ground forces in France after the invasion by strafing and bombing locomotives, marshalling yards, bridges, barges, and other targets.
- In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
- The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
- The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Then, in May of that year, a Wellington returning from a night trip attempted to land at Honington with its wheels retracted.
- The 364th also flew air-sea rescue missions, engaged in patrol activities, and continued to support ground forces as the battle line moved through France and into Germany.
Facts about Lavan Airport (LVP):
- The furthest airport from Lavan Airport (LVP) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,860 miles (19,087 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Lavan Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Lavan 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 Lavan Airport (LVP) is Kish International Airport (KIH), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) ESE of LVP.
- Lavan Airport (LVP) currently has only 1 runway.