Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,563 miles (or 5,735 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 Lyneham and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر, 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 Lyneham and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBD / OAFZ |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'18"N by 70°31'5"E |
Area Served: | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3795 feet (1,157 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBD |
More Information: | FBD Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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.
- On 14 October 1942, 511 squadron was formed from No.
Facts about Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD):
- In addition to being known as "Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر", another name for FBD is "Faizabad Airport (Faizabad)".
- The closest airport to Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Khwahan Airport (KWH), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNW of FBD.
- The furthest airport from Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) currently has only 1 runway.