Nonstop flight route between Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,730 miles (or 9,222 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 Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375, 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 Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UDI / SBUL |
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Location: | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°53'0"S by 48°13'31"W |
Area Served: | Uberlândia |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3094 feet (943 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UDI |
More Information: | UDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEQ / EGXH |
Airport Name: | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 |
Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from BEQ |
More Information: | BEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI):
- In 1980 the administration of the airport was taken over by Infraero and on June 8, 2001 the name was officially changed to include a tribute to the aviator César Bombonato.
- The airport is located 9 km from downtown Uberlândia.
- The closest airport to Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSE of UDI.
- Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport handled 1,011,073 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport", another name for UDI is "Aeroporto de Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato".
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- The 364th also flew air-sea rescue missions, engaged in patrol activities, and continued to support ground forces as the battle line moved through France and into Germany.
- The Luftwaffe made several attacks on the airfield one of which killed about twenty airmen who were crossing the old parade ground on their way to tea.
- The group patrolled the English Channel during the Normandy invasion in June 1944, and, while continuing escort operations, supported ground forces in France after the invasion by strafing and bombing locomotives, marshalling yards, bridges, barges, and other targets.
- The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
- The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.