Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome (ZOF), Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,598 miles (or 7,400 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 Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome, 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 Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Lyneham (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.
• Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
• With the increase in air transport operations in the RAF, as opposed to ferrying, Transport Command was formed in March 1943.
• It was announced in July 2011 by the then-Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, that Lyneham would become the new site of the Defence Technical Training Change Programme centre.
• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
• Lyneham's first runways were constructed during 1940 and 1941, the longest being 4,375 ft, the other 3,542 ft.
• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.

Facts about Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome (ZOF):

• The closest airport to Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome (ZOF) is Bella Bella/Shearwater Water Aerodrome (YSX), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SW of ZOF.
• In addition to being known as "Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome", other names for ZOF include "ZOF[1]" and "CAH2".
• Because of Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome 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 Ocean Falls Water Aerodrome (ZOF) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,630 miles (17,108 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.