Nonstop flight route between Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX), Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,405 miles (or 3,870 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 relatively short distance between Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBX / CYBX |
Airport Name: | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport |
Location: | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°26'30"N by 57°11'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBX |
More Information: | YBX 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX):
- Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is St. Anthony Airport (YAY), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of YBX.
- The furthest airport from Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,270 miles (18,137 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- RAF Honington is also now home to 611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron due to the closure of RAF Watton in April 2012, requiring their conversion to the Grob 109B Vigilant motor glider.
- Honington was the last USAAF station to be returned to the RAF.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.