Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Brockville, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR), Brockville, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,291 miles (or 5,297 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 Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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 Lyneham and Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport. 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: | XBR / |
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Location: | Brockville, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°38'21"N by 75°45'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Brock Air Services |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 404 feet (123 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XBR |
More Information: | XBR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- A stone memorial commemorating the RAF's use of the station for over 70 years was unveiled on 1 June 2012.
- The decision to close RAF Lyneham was made in 2002, and it was scheduled for closure by 2012 with all functions and aircraft relocated to RAF Brize Norton.
- 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.
- On 14 October 1942, 511 squadron was formed from 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- The station was also home to No.
- From 1958 Lyneham became one of the 18 Stations designated as dispersal airfields for the RAF's nuclear deterrent V bomber Force.
- The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
Facts about Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR):
- The closest airport to Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) is Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of XBR.
- The furthest airport from Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,498 miles (18,505 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport's relatively low elevation of 404 feet, planes can take off or land at Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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.
- Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport", another name for XBR is "CNL3".