Nonstop flight route between Braintree, England, United Kingdom and Kabalega Falls, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom and Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG), Kabalega Falls, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,867 miles (or 6,224 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 MDPGA Wethersfield and Kabalega Falls 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 MDPGA Wethersfield and Kabalega Falls Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WXF / EGVT |
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Location: | Braintree, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°58'26"N by 0°30'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military airfield, private airfield |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from WXF |
More Information: | WXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBG / HUKF |
Airport Name: | Kabalega Falls Airport |
Location: | Kabalega Falls, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°19'35"N by 31°29'52"E |
Area Served: | Kabalega Falls, Uganda |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2365 feet (721 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KBG |
More Information: | KBG Maps & Info |
Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):
- The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
- MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
- The 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Upper Heyford was inactivated and elements were moved to Wethersfield.
- The group returned to the United States in July 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, on 23 October 1945.
- The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
- In April 1991, the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police assumed responsibility for the site.
- In 1978 the British and American Governments agreed to establish a Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers unit in the UK.
- During the late 1940s the base was used as a winter camping ground for Chipperfield's Circus.
- In June 1955 the 20th FBW started receiving the F-84F "Thunderstreak" in addition to its F-84Ds and F-84Gs.
- Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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.
Facts about Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG):
- The closest airport to Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) is Pakuba Airport (PAF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of KBG.
- The furthest airport from Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.