Nonstop flight route between Sasstown, Liberia and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sasstown Airport (SAZ), Sasstown, Liberia and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,257 miles (or 5,242 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 Sasstown Airport and RAF Lyneham, 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 Sasstown Airport and RAF Lyneham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAZ / GLST |
Airport Name: | Sasstown Airport |
Location: | Sasstown, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°40'0"N by 8°25'59"W |
Area Served: | Sasstown |
View all routes: | Routes from SAZ |
More Information: | SAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sasstown Airport (SAZ):
- The furthest airport from Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Sasstown Airport (meaning Sasstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of SAZ.
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- The airfield became renowned for being the "gateway" between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
- 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.
- 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.
- A parade attended by the Princess Royal was held on 31 May 2011, to mark the departure of Nos.
- 99 Squadron reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with the Avro York, it operated as part of the Berlin Airlift.
- 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.
- Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.