Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°34'5"N by 103°24'38"W)
Distance from AYH to TRC:
5,356.12 miles (8,619.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC), Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,356 miles (or 8,620 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 Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International 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 Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International 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: | TRC / MMTC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°34'5"N by 103°24'38"W |
| Area Served: | Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Durango |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 3688 feet (1,124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRC |
| More Information: | TRC Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth are the last Second World War-era Eighth Air Force bases in Britain that are still actively in use and controlled by the United States Air Force.
- In October 1941 two of its flights with 16 Wellingtons were dispatched to operate from Malta, supposedly on an emergency detachment.
- 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 first American Eighth Air Force unit to take residence at RAF Alconbury was the 93d Bombardment Group, known as the "Travelling Circus" from Fort Myers AAF, Florida on 7 September 1942.
Facts about Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC):
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport", another name for TRC is "Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia".
- The closest airport to Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) SW of TRC.
- The furthest airport from Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia Tinoco, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico.
- Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.06 miles (32.28 km) ESE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 24.08 miles (38.75 km) SE | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.36 miles (39.21 km) W | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 29.69 miles (47.78 km) E | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 31.05 miles (49.97 km) NW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 31.88 miles (51.31 km) SW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) E | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 34.32 miles (55.23 km) S | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.02 miles (61.19 km) ENE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.33 miles (61.69 km) SSE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.96 miles (65.92 km) SE | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 41.30 miles (66.47 km) S | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) E | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 50.48 miles (81.23 km) N | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.03 miles (85.34 km) W | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,821.01 miles (19,024.03 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.21 miles (19,017.90 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,793.45 miles (18,979.67 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,790.92 miles (18,975.60 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,778.61 miles (18,955.80 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,756.29 miles (18,919.86 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,753.65 miles (18,915.62 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,747.00 miles (18,904.92 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,738.73 miles (18,891.61 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,723.60 miles (18,867.25 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,723.53 miles (18,867.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,703.72 miles (18,835.27 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,695.88 miles (18,822.65 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,692.53 miles (18,817.25 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,679.24 miles (18,795.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 122.03 miles (196.38 km) SW | General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) | Durango, Durango, Mexico | |
| 2 | 153.79 miles (247.49 km) NE | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 154.71 miles (248.98 km) E | Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) | Saltillo, Mexico | |
| 4 | 190.09 miles (305.92 km) SSE | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 5 | 206.27 miles (331.95 km) E | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 6 | 244.83 miles (394.02 km) SW | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 7 | 260.12 miles (418.62 km) WSW | Culiacán International Airport (CUL) | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 8 | 267.40 miles (430.34 km) NW | General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) | Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 9 | 270.48 miles (435.29 km) ENE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 10 | 275.59 miles (443.51 km) NE | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 11 | 275.69 miles (443.67 km) SSE | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 12 | 277.38 miles (446.40 km) SE | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| 13 | 279.62 miles (450.00 km) ENE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 296.21 miles (476.71 km) NNE | Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 15 | 300.65 miles (483.85 km) SSW | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
List of Furthest Airports from Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,503.44 miles (18,512.94 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,184.42 miles (17,999.54 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,065.19 miles (17,807.66 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,062.05 miles (17,802.60 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,826.53 miles (17,423.57 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,678.94 miles (17,186.04 km) S | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,624.74 miles (17,098.82 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,621.97 miles (17,094.37 km) E | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,621.07 miles (17,092.92 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,620.58 miles (17,092.13 km) S | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,589.25 miles (17,041.70 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,589.16 miles (17,041.55 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,551.38 miles (16,980.76 km) E | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,530.69 miles (16,947.46 km) S | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 15 | 10,525.41 miles (16,938.96 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |