Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Bloomington, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Monroe County Airport (BMG), Bloomington, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,979 miles (or 6,403 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 Binbrook and Monroe County 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 Binbrook and Monroe County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSY / EGXB |
Airport Name: | RAF Binbrook |
Location: | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSY |
More Information: | GSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMG / KBMG |
Airport Name: | Monroe County Airport |
Location: | Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'45"N by 86°37'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Monroe County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 846 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMG |
More Information: | BMG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- The Control Tower and adjacent Fire Section were demolished in 1995.
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
- The station closed as a Main Operating Base in the 1980s, although it continued as a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Scampton into the early 1990s before eventually closing and all military activity ceasing, it was subsequently sold off for development.
- The furthest airport from RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Monroe County Airport (BMG):
- The closest airport to Monroe County Airport (BMG) is Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSE of BMG.
- Because of Monroe County Airport's relatively low elevation of 846 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe County 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.
- Monroe County Airport (BMG) has 2 runways.
- As constructed, the original runway was 5,200 feet but was later lengthened to 6,500 feet permitting the operation of Boeing 727 aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Monroe County Airport (BMG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,182 miles (17,996 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.