Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Osceola, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO), Osceola, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,939 miles (or 6,339 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 L.O. Simenstad Municipal 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 L.O. Simenstad Municipal 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: | OEO / KOEO |
Airport Name: | L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport |
Location: | Osceola, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°18'33"N by 92°41'23"W |
Area Served: | Osceola, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Village of Osceola |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 906 feet (276 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OEO |
More Information: | OEO Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- 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 host unit at RAF Alconbury is the 423rd Air Base Group which supplies host unit services for Alconbury as well as RAF Molesworth.
- In May 1942, RAF Alconbury was allocated to the United States Eighth Air Force when a number of stations in East Anglia were turned over to the Americans after their entry into the war.
Facts about L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO):
- The closest airport to L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) is New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) SSE of OEO.
- The furthest airport from L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,774 miles (17,338 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) has 2 runways.
- Because of L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 906 feet, planes can take off or land at L.O. Simenstad Municipal 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.