Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Albina, Suriname:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Albina Airstrip (ABN), Albina, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,437 miles (or 7,141 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Albina Airstrip, 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Albina Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• After a minimal amount of construction, RAF Alconbury was tested in May 1938 when No.
• Opened in 1938, it is currently a non-flying facility under the control of the United States Air Force.
• During this period, RAF Alconbury consisted of a few wooden huts but plans were made to provide both refuelling and rearmament facilities.
• 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.
• In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.
• 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.
• RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
• Operations from Alconbury with No.

Facts about Albina Airstrip (ABN):

• The closest airport to Albina Airstrip (ABN) is Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) W of ABN.
• Albina Airstrip (ABN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Albina Airstrip (ABN) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Albina Airstrip (meaning Albina Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,812 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.