Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Geneina, Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Geneina Airport (EGN), Geneina, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,964 miles (or 4,771 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 Geneina 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 Geneina 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: | EGN / HSGN |
Airport Name: | Geneina Airport |
Location: | Geneina, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E |
Area Served: | Geneina, Sudan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2651 feet (808 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGN |
More Information: | EGN Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- 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 group comprises six squadrons—security forces and civil engineer, air base, medical and services—and supports tenant units.
- RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth are the last Second World War-era Eighth Air Force bases in Britain that are still actively in use and controlled by the United States Air Force.
- In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.
- 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.
- 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,
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
Facts about Geneina Airport (EGN):
- Geneina Airport (EGN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Geneina Airport (EGN) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 112 miles (180 kilometers) WNW of EGN.
- The furthest airport from Geneina Airport (EGN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Geneina Airport (meaning Geneina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.