Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Wawa, Ontario, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°58'0"N by 84°47'11"W)
Distance from GSY to YXZ:
3,498.13 miles (5,629.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Wawa Airport (YXZ), Wawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,498 miles (or 5,630 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 Wawa 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 Wawa 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: | YXZ / CYXZ |
| Airport Name: | Wawa Airport |
| Location: | Wawa, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°58'0"N by 84°47'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Municipality of Wawa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 944 feet (288 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXZ |
| More Information: | YXZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- 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.
- As of 2012 a majority of the accommodation blocks have been demolished.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
Facts about Wawa Airport (YXZ):
- Because of Wawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 944 feet, planes can take off or land at Wawa 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.
- Wawa Airport (YXZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wawa Airport (YXZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,024 miles (17,742 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wawa Airport (YXZ) is Chapleau Airport (YLD), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) E of YXZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.63 miles (17.11 km) NNW | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 24.44 miles (39.33 km) S | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 32.78 miles (52.75 km) W | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 48.71 miles (78.39 km) W | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 52.79 miles (84.96 km) SSW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 62.88 miles (101.20 km) SW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 63.49 miles (102.18 km) SSE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 66.16 miles (106.48 km) WNW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 74.80 miles (120.37 km) S | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 78.46 miles (126.26 km) SSE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 80.02 miles (128.78 km) SSE | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 81.65 miles (131.40 km) SE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) SE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 82.42 miles (132.64 km) SSW | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 85.35 miles (137.35 km) W | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,764.44 miles (18,932.98 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,751.19 miles (18,911.66 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,749.59 miles (18,909.08 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,733.53 miles (18,883.24 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,732.58 miles (18,881.71 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,700.95 miles (18,830.81 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,695.95 miles (18,822.77 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,684.39 miles (18,804.15 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,673.65 miles (18,786.88 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,672.10 miles (18,784.38 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,669.71 miles (18,780.52 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,645.41 miles (18,741.42 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,637.23 miles (18,728.27 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,628.91 miles (18,714.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,623.98 miles (18,706.94 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.45 miles (108.55 km) E | Chapleau Airport (YLD) | Chapleau, Ontario, Canada | |
| 2 | 84.73 miles (136.35 km) N | Hornepayne Municipal Airport (YHN) | Hornepayne, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 90.03 miles (144.89 km) NW | Marathon Aerodrome (YSP) | Marathon, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 91.48 miles (147.22 km) NNW | Manitouwadge Airport (YMG) | Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 103.21 miles (166.11 km) S | Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 119.49 miles (192.29 km) S | Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States | |
| 7 | 119.49 miles (192.29 km) S | Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States | |
| 8 | 121.17 miles (195.00 km) WNW | Terrace Bay Airport (YTJ) | Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 130.64 miles (210.25 km) NNE | Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF) | Hearst, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 143.90 miles (231.58 km) SSE | Drummond Island Airport (DRE) | Drummond Island, Michigan, United States | |
| 11 | 145.38 miles (233.97 km) NE | Kapuskasing Airport (YYU) | Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 145.40 miles (234.00 km) S | Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) | Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States | |
| 13 | 152.91 miles (246.08 km) SE | Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL) | Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 158.84 miles (255.63 km) NW | Geraldton (Greenstone Regional) Airport (YGQ) | Geraldton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 162.25 miles (261.12 km) ENE | Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (YTS) | Timmins, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,024.23 miles (17,741.73 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,002.07 miles (17,706.08 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,000.27 miles (17,703.18 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,973.68 miles (17,660.38 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,970.10 miles (17,654.62 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,914.50 miles (17,565.13 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,905.31 miles (17,550.35 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,897.84 miles (17,538.32 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,886.20 miles (17,519.60 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,827.84 miles (17,425.67 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,753.08 miles (17,305.36 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,745.14 miles (17,292.59 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,732.21 miles (17,271.77 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,707.62 miles (17,232.20 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,702.68 miles (17,224.25 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |