Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Nueva Gerona, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER), Nueva Gerona, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,727 miles (or 7,607 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 Northolt and Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera 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 Northolt and Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GER / MUNG |
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Location: | Nueva Gerona, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°50'4"N by 82°47'2"W |
Area Served: | Nueva Gerona, Cuba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GER |
More Information: | GER Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- In December 1946, after taking off during a heavy snowstorm, a Douglas DC-3 operated by British European Airways, flying from Northolt to Glasgow, crashed onto the roof of a house in South Ruislip.
- Civil flights ceased when the central area at Heathrow opened in 1954 with Northolt reverting to sole military use in May that year.
- The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The overnight base of the London Air Ambulance moved to RAF Northolt from Denham Aerodrome in February 2013.
- Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
- Construction of the new aerodrome, to be named "RFC Military School, Ruislip", began in January 1915.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- Much media attention focused on the airfield when the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, arrived there from Villacoublay airfield, in Paris, France, after her death in a car crash in the city on 31 August 1997.
- In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
Facts about Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER):
- The furthest airport from Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,770 miles (18,942 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera 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 closest airport to Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) is La Coloma Airport (LCL), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of GER.
- In addition to being known as "Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport", another name for GER is "Aeropuerto "Rafael Cabrera Mustelier"".
- Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) has 2 runways.