Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Laurie River, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Laurie River Airport (LRQ), Laurie River, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,704 miles (or 5,962 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 Laurie River 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 Laurie River 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: | LRQ / |
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Location: | Laurie River, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°14'54"N by 101°18'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | Manitoba Hydro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1200 feet (366 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRQ |
More Information: | LRQ 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.
- During this period, RAF Alconbury consisted of a few wooden huts but plans were made to provide both refuelling and rearmament facilities.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 501 CSW ensures United Kingdom-based air base groups are resourced, sustained, trained and equipped to exacting command standards in order to provide mission support that enables United States and NATO war fighters to conduct full spectrum flying operations during expeditionary deployments, theatre munitions movements, global command and control communications to forward deployed locations, support for theatre intelligence operations and joint/combined training.
Facts about Laurie River Airport (LRQ):
- The furthest airport from Laurie River Airport (LRQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,131 miles (16,304 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Laurie River Airport (LRQ) is Pukatawagan Airport (XPK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of LRQ.
- Laurie River Airport (LRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Laurie River Airport", another name for LRQ is "CJC8".