Nonstop flight route between Dover, Delaware, United States and North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States and Humberside Airport (HUY), North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,540 miles (or 5,697 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 Dover Air Force Base and Humberside 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 Dover Air Force Base and Humberside Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOV / KDOV |
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Location: | Dover, Delaware, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'41"N by 75°27'52"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DOV |
More Information: | DOV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUY / EGNJ |
Airport Name: | Humberside Airport |
Location: | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'27"N by 0°21'2"W |
Area Served: | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull |
Operator/Owner: | Eastern Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUY |
More Information: | HUY Maps & Info |
Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):
- In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
- Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the 436 AW and 512 AW became major participants in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- In 1944 the Air Technical Service Command chose Dover as a site to engineer, develop, and conduct classified air-launched rocket tests.
- The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
- The origins of Dover Air Force Base begin in March 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield and assumed jurisdiction over the municipal airport at Dover, Delaware.
- On 1 September 1946 as a result of the drawdown of United States forces after World War II, Dover Army Airfield, was placed on temporary inactive status.
- The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- When war broke out between Israel and the combine forces of Egypt and Syria on October 13, 1973 the 436 MAW responded with a 32-day airlift that delivered 22,305 tons of munitions and military equipment to Israel.
Facts about Humberside Airport (HUY):
- The airline Eastern Airways has its head office in the Schiphol House on the airport property.Links Air is also based at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Humberside Airport (HUY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 2010 a temporary hotel was erected for the use by the gas and oil rig workers.
- The airport faces competition for flights from East Midlands Airport ), Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield ) which opened in 2005 and Leeds Bradford International Airport ).
- The airport lies close to the South Humberside Mainline, which runs between Doncaster and the coast at Grimsby and Cleethorpes, running a few hundred metres to the north of the terminal.
- Because of Humberside Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Humberside 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.
- In 2008, MAG announced that it was conducting a review of its strategy for Humberside Airport, and all options including disposal were under consideration.
- Humberside Airport (HUY) has 2 runways.
- Humberside Airport handled 236,083 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Humberside Airport (HUY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of HUY.