Nonstop flight route between The Valley, Anguilla and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), The Valley, Anguilla and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,089 miles (or 6,581 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 Clayton J. Lloyd International 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 Clayton J. Lloyd International 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 Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA):

• Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of AXA.
• In addition to being known as "Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport", another name for AXA is "Wallblake Airport".
• The furthest airport from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (meaning Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Clayton J. Lloyd 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.

Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• RAF Alconbury is about 0.308 sq mi in area.
• During the Second World War, it was controlled by the USAAF Eighth Air Force, from 23 February 1944 to 7 August 1945 the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, thereafter the United States Air Forces in Europe,
• RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
• The construction attracted the attention of the Luftwaffe as the flying field of RAF Alconbury was attacked by German bombers on 16 September 1940, although no serious damage was done.
• Royal Air Force Alconbury or RAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station in the United Kingdom, located in Huntingdon, England.
• Also in 1942, to bring the station up to Class A airfield standards, the runways were extended to 2,000 yards, and 1,400 yards, with 26 additional hardstands along with the taxiways altered.
• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• Squadrons 15 and 40 converted from Battles to Bristol Blenheim bombers, but did not take part in bombing raids with the new type until the German Blitzkrieg was unleashed in May 1940.
• 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.