Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Page, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Page Municipal Airport (PGA), Page, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,016 miles (or 8,073 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 Page 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 Page Municipal 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):

• The commercial buildings and barracks were dispersed in nearby farmland to the south east of the airfield on the other side of the A14 highway.
• 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.
• During this period, RAF Alconbury consisted of a few wooden huts but plans were made to provide both refuelling and rearmament facilities.
• In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.
• 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,

Facts about Page Municipal Airport (PGA):

• Because of Page Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Page Municipal Airport covers an area of 555 acres at an elevation of 4,316 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Page Municipal Airport (PGA) is Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NE of PGA.
• Page Municipal Airport (PGA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Page Municipal Airport (PGA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,210 miles (18,040 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.