Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Chiayi, Taiwan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI), Chiayi, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,100 miles (or 9,817 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 Chiayi Airport (Shueishang 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 Chiayi Airport (Shueishang 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):

• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• 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.
• Operations from Alconbury with No.
• 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.
• The host unit at RAF Alconbury is the 423rd Air Base Group which supplies host unit services for Alconbury as well as RAF Molesworth.
• In 1937, Royal Air Force Bomber Command was drawing up plans for dispersal of their aircraft in the event of air raids on its stations.
• 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.
• Opened in 1938, it is currently a non-flying facility under the control of the United States Air Force.

Facts about Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI):

• Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport)", other names for CYI include "嘉義航空站水上機場" and "Jiāyì HángkōngzhànShuǐshàng Jīchǎng".
• Because of Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Chiayi Airport (Shueishang 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 airport was opened on 1 January 1978.
• The furthest airport from Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (meaning Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• The closest airport to Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) is Tainan Airport (TNN), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of CYI.