Nonstop flight route between Amritsar, India and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ), Amritsar, India and RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,944 miles (or 6,346 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 Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport and RAF High Wycombe, 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 Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport and RAF High Wycombe. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATQ / VIAR |
| Airport Name: | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport |
| Location: | Amritsar, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°42'28"N by 74°47'57"E |
| Area Served: | Punjab, India |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 756 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATQ |
| More Information: | ATQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYC / EGUH |
| Airport Name: | RAF High Wycombe |
| Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'53"N by 0°48'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYC |
| More Information: | HYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ):
- The development and modernisation plans for the city-side of the was completed by 2010, through a public-private partnership.
- The system has reduced the visibility requirement for an aircraft landing at Amritsar Airport from the existing 650 metres to 350 metres benefiting airlines in terms of increased safety and avoiding diversions to other airports resulting in better operational and environmental efficiency.
- The airport modernisation process is part of the upgrade process of 35 non-metro airports in the country by 2010.
- The closest airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) is Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) WSW of ATQ.
- The airport currently handles about 100 commercial flights a week including both international and domestic.
- Because of Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 756 feet, planes can take off or land at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International 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 furthest airport from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (meaning Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,033 miles (19,365 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Airports Authority of India had placed orders for equipment required for a CAT II Instrument Landing System from a German based flight safety equipment firm Thales.
- Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is well-connected to the major national and state highways.
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- To preserve secrecy, the station was known as "Southdown" in March 1940, as part of a directive by the Air Ministry.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- RAF High Wycombe is situated roughly three miles from the town of High Wycombe over three sites - No 1 Site houses the Command HQ and the Combined Air Operations Centre, No 2 Site houses the officers' mess, while No 3 site is the domestic site, airmen and NCO's quarters, MT yard, PT flight and Supply Flight.
- The station crest, incorporating a thunderbolt and two pillars to symbolise the support the station gave to Bomber Command, was approved on 23 November 1966.
- The furthest airport from RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,867 miles (19,098 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The actor David Jason officially opened the station's new welfare centre, named after Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott, in July 2011.
