Nonstop flight route between Yichun, Jiangxi, China and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), Yichun, Jiangxi, China and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,608 miles (or 9,026 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 Yichun Mingyueshan 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 Yichun Mingyueshan 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: | YIC / |
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Location: | Yichun, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°48'11"N by 114°18'29"E |
Area Served: | Yichun, Jiangxi, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YIC |
More Information: | YIC 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 Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC):
- Because of Yichun Mingyueshan Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yichun Mingyueshan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yichun Mingyueshan Airport", other names for YIC include "宜春明月山机场", "Yíchūn Míngyuèshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSYC".
- The closest airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of YIC.
- The furthest airport from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is nearly antipodal to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (meaning Yichun Mingyueshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina.
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- English Electric Canberra bomber squadrons, 10, XV, 44, and 57 were based at RAF Honington from February 1955 to 1957.
- 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 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 closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
- In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
- Honington was assigned USAAF designation Station 375.