Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,933 miles (or 6,330 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 High Wycombe and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 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 High Wycombe and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYC / EGUH |
Airport Name: | RAF High Wycombe |
Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'53"N by 0°48'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from HYC |
More Information: | HYC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVG / KCVG |
Airport Name: | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport |
Location: | Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°2'56"N by 84°40'4"W |
Area Served: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Kenton County Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 896 feet (273 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVG |
More Information: | CVG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- The site is a non-flying station and was home to RAF Strike Command before it became part of the newly formed RAF Air Command on 1 April 2007.
- The location of the station was originally suggested by Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott when the Air Ministry was seeking a new, secure, site for Bomber Command away from London.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- An Armed Forces Community Covenant between the station and Wycombe District Council was signed on 16 April 2012, designed to strengthen the links between the military and the local community.
- The actor David Jason officially opened the station's new welfare centre, named after Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott, in July 2011.
- The furthest airport from RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,867 miles (19,098 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Operationally during the Cold War the Director UKWMO would have been located at the United Kingdom Regional Air Operations Command within Strike Command's Operations Centre nuclear bunker at RAF High Wycombe to instigate the national Four minute air raid warnings, with the Deputy Director located at a standby UK RAOC, described at the time as being "elsewhere in the UK", but has since been revealed as being at Goosnargh near Preston within the UKWMO Western Sector nuclear bunker.
Facts about Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG):
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has 4 runways.
- In addition to hundreds of ground staff employees, Delta has a flight attendant base and a pilot base for the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Boeing 737–800.
- The field officially opened August 12, 1944, with the first B-17 bombers beginning practice runs on August 15.
- Because of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 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.
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, sometimes called the Greater Cincinnati Airport, is a Class B international airport located in Hebron, Kentucky, United States, and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area.
- Delta operates one SkyClub in Concourse B and also operated a Business Elite lounge near Gate B14 until summer of 2008.
- In July 2012, Delta announced their wholly owned and CVG-based subsidiary, Comair, would cease all operations by October of the same year.
- The closest airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of CVG.
- The furthest airport from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Comair has its headquarters in the Comair General Office Building, at 82 Comair Boulevard.