Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,291 miles (or 5,296 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 Gatineau-Ottawa Executive 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 Gatineau-Ottawa Executive 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: | YND / CYND |
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Location: | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°31'18"N by 75°33'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | La Corporation L'aéroport Exécutif De Gatineau-Ottawa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 211 feet (64 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YND |
More Information: | YND Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, the Air Ministry sought a safe location for RAF Bomber Command away from London.
- RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England.
- The Ministry of Defence and Serco Group agreed a ten-year contract in February 2010 whereby Serco would provide support services at RAF High Wycombe and RAF Halton, including leisure services, general engineering and catering.
- 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.
- In 1958, Headquarters, 7th Air Division of the Strategic Air Command, supporting SAC operations in UK relocated to High Wycombe from RAF South Ruislip, and commanded all SAC operations until 1965.
- From 1983 to 1984 there was a peace camp protesting against the building of a bunker there at that time to house RAF Strike Command.
Facts about Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND):
- Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport", other names for YND include "Ottawa/Gatineau Airport" and "Aéroport exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa".
- The airport houses the Vintage Wings of Canada, a nationwide non-for-profit organization that educates youth by use of vintage aircraft.
- The airport was inaugurated in 1978 and transferred to the City of Gatineau in 1991.
- Because of Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 211 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatineau-Ottawa Executive 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 furthest airport from Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,439 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) is Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of YND.
- Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport is located 1 nautical mile northeast of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.