Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Efogi, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Efogi Airport (EFG), Efogi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,950 miles (or 14,404 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 Efogi 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 Efogi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFG / AYEF |
Airport Name: | Efogi Airport |
Location: | Efogi, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°9'20"S by 147°39'35"E |
Elevation: | 3800 feet (1,158 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EFG |
More Information: | EFG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- The commercial buildings and barracks were dispersed in nearby farmland to the south east of the airfield on the other side of the A14 highway.
- After a minimal amount of construction, RAF Alconbury was tested in May 1938 when No.
- 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.
- This was the time of the Blitz, when many parts of Britain were being subjected to an almost nightly series of heavy air raids.
- Satellite bases were considered one answer to this threat – a landing ground within reasonable road travel distance of the parent airfield to which aircraft could be diverted if the home station was bombed or likely to be attacked.
- Opened in 1938, it is currently a non-flying facility under the control of the United States Air Force.
Facts about Efogi Airport (EFG):
- Efogi Airport (EFG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Efogi Airport (EFG) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,775 miles (18,949 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Efogi Airport (EFG) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of EFG.