Nonstop flight route between Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Quiché Airport (AQB), Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,439 miles (or 8,754 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 Quiché Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, 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 Quiché Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Quiché Airport (AQB):

• Because of Quiché Airport's high elevation of 6,631 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AQB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AQB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Quiché Airport (AQB) is Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of AQB.
• Quiché Airport (AQB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Quiché Airport", another name for AQB is "Aeropuerto de Quiché".
• The furthest airport from Quiché Airport (AQB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,867 miles (19,097 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The technical site on the north-west side was expanded where a single T2 hangar was also erected.
• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• In May 1942, RAF Alconbury was allocated to the United States Eighth Air Force when a number of stations in East Anglia were turned over to the Americans after their entry into the war.
• During this period, RAF Alconbury consisted of a few wooden huts but plans were made to provide both refuelling and rearmament facilities.
• RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
• In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.