Nonstop flight route between Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,021 miles (or 9,690 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 Ascención de Guarayos 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 Ascención de Guarayos Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASC / SLAS |
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| Location: | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°55'55"S by 63°9'21"W |
| Area Served: | Ascención de Guarayos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 810 feet (247 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASC |
| More Information: | ASC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC):
- The furthest airport from Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Ascención de Guarayos Airport (meaning Ascención de Guarayos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,639 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Ascención de Guarayos Airport", another name for ASC is "Ascención de Guarayos Airport (Ascención de Guarayos)".
- Because of Ascención de Guarayos Airport's relatively low elevation of 810 feet, planes can take off or land at Ascención de Guarayos 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 Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is Concepción Airport (CEP), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) E of ASC.
- Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth are the last Second World War-era Eighth Air Force bases in Britain that are still actively in use and controlled by the United States Air Force.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
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- After a minimal amount of construction, RAF Alconbury was tested in May 1938 when No.
- At one frying-pan-shaped hardstand on the north side of the airfield, an earth shooting-in butt was constructed.
- RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
- The 501 CSW ensures United Kingdom-based air base groups are resourced, sustained, trained and equipped to exacting command standards in order to provide mission support that enables United States and NATO war fighters to conduct full spectrum flying operations during expeditionary deployments, theatre munitions movements, global command and control communications to forward deployed locations, support for theatre intelligence operations and joint/combined training.
- 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.
