Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Bay City, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), Bay City, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,882 miles (or 7,858 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 Bay City Municipal Airport, 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 Bay City Municipal Airport. 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):

• This was the time of the Blitz, when many parts of Britain were being subjected to an almost nightly series of heavy air raids.
• 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.
• 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 423 ABG command section and orderly room are located at Alconbury as are many of the support units and recreational facilities for the area.
• 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.

Facts about Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC):

• The closest airport to Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) is Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of BBC.
• The furthest airport from Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,018 miles (17,732 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Bay City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Bay City Municipal 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.
• Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bay City Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles east of the central business district of Bay City, in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Bay City Municipal Airport", another name for BBC is "BYY".