Nonstop flight route between Victoria, Araucanía, Chile and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Airport (ZIC), Victoria, Araucanía, Chile and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,637 miles (or 12,291 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 Victoria 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 Victoria 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: | ZIC / SCTO |
Airport Name: | Victoria Airport |
Location: | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°14'44"S by 72°20'54"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1148 feet (350 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZIC |
More Information: | ZIC 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 Victoria Airport (ZIC):
- The furthest airport from Victoria Airport (ZIC) is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), which is nearly antipodal to Victoria Airport (meaning Victoria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yinchuan Hedong International Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
- The closest airport to Victoria Airport (ZIC) is Maquehue Airport (ZCO), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSW of ZIC.
- Victoria Airport (ZIC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- In 1941, a Junkers Ju 88 was shot down by ground fire from Honington.
- English Electric Canberra bomber squadrons, 10, XV, 44, and 57 were based at RAF Honington from February 1955 to 1957.
- Construction of Honington airfield began in 1935, and the facility was opened on 3 May 1937.
- 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 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.