Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Kornasoren Airport (FOO), Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,046 miles (or 12,948 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 Kornasoren 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 Kornasoren 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.
• RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
• 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 total area of land occupied by RAF Alconbury in 1942 was about 500 acres with 100 acres taken up by concrete and buildings.
• Opened in 1938, it is currently a non-flying facility under the control of the United States Air Force.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Kornasoren Airport (FOO):

• Kornasoren Airport (FOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kornasoren Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kornasoren 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kornasoren Airport", other names for FOO include "Numfor Airport" and "WABF".
• Namber is located along the southwest shoreline and was improved and used by American forces, then also abandoned after the end of the war.
• Yebrurro Airfield, also used by the Americans, remained in service until the end of the war.
• The furthest airport from Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kornasoren Airport (meaning Kornasoren Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Rendani Airport (MKW), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) W of FOO.