Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and John Day, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA), John Day, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,827 miles (or 7,768 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 Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA), 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 Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA). 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):

• In October 1941 two of its flights with 16 Wellingtons were dispatched to operate from Malta, supposedly on an emergency detachment.
• This was the time of the Blitz, when many parts of Britain were being subjected to an almost nightly series of heavy air raids.
• 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 closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
• The group comprises six squadrons—security forces and civil engineer, air base, medical and services—and supports tenant units.
• During this period, RAF Alconbury consisted of a few wooden huts but plans were made to provide both refuelling and rearmament facilities.
• 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 Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA):

• The furthest airport from Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,883 miles (17,515 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA)", other names for JDA include "Ogilvie Field" and "GCD".
• Grant County Regional Airport covers an area of 335 acres at an elevation of 3,703 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA) is Burns Municipal Airport (BNO), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of JDA.