Nonstop flight route between Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Asosa, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°1'5"N by 34°35'9"E)
Distance from BEQ to ASO:
3,481.47 miles (5,602.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Asosa Airport (ASO), Asosa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,481 miles (or 5,603 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 Honington USAAF Station 375 and Asosa 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 Honington USAAF Station 375 and Asosa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEQ / EGXH |
| Airport Name: | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEQ |
| More Information: | BEQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASO / HASO |
| Airport Name: | Asosa Airport |
| Location: | Asosa, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'5"N by 34°35'9"E |
| Area Served: | Asosa, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5121 feet (1,561 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASO |
| More Information: | ASO Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
- In June 1942, the airfield was transferred to the USAAF and was upgraded to a Class A Bomber base.
- The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Honington was the last USAAF station to be returned to the RAF.
- In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
Facts about Asosa Airport (ASO):
- Because of Asosa Airport's high elevation of 5,121 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Asosa Airport (ASO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Asosa Airport (ASO) is Beica Airport (BEI), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) S of ASO.
- The furthest airport from Asosa Airport (ASO) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Asosa Airport (meaning Asosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,128 miles (19,518 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.20 miles (16.41 km) WNW | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 12.43 miles (20.00 km) W | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 23.11 miles (37.19 km) NNW | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 27.01 miles (43.47 km) WSW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 27.87 miles (44.85 km) SSW | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 27.98 miles (45.03 km) SE | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 7 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) NE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 32.23 miles (51.87 km) WSW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 36.36 miles (58.52 km) NE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.99 miles (62.75 km) SW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) W | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 53.46 miles (86.04 km) S | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 58.23 miles (93.71 km) WSW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 58.99 miles (94.93 km) SW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 65.07 miles (104.72 km) NW | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,833.67 miles (19,044.40 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,786.12 miles (18,967.88 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,763.34 miles (18,931.21 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,757.74 miles (18,922.20 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,744.02 miles (18,900.13 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,730.24 miles (18,877.95 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,722.84 miles (18,866.04 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,722.69 miles (18,865.80 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,716.87 miles (18,856.43 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,693.27 miles (18,818.44 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,692.07 miles (18,816.51 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,676.34 miles (18,791.20 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,674.75 miles (18,788.64 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,668.74 miles (18,778.97 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,648.23 miles (18,745.96 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.52 miles (70.04 km) S | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 103.04 miles (165.82 km) S | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 130.58 miles (210.14 km) S | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 144.23 miles (232.12 km) SSE | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 176.78 miles (284.49 km) N | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 6 | 202.27 miles (325.52 km) W | Malakal Airport (MAK) | Malakal, South Sudan | |
| 7 | 220.53 miles (354.91 km) SSE | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 222.71 miles (358.42 km) SE | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 259.04 miles (416.88 km) NE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 265.59 miles (427.42 km) ENE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 286.59 miles (461.22 km) E | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 295.98 miles (476.33 km) ESE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 305.68 miles (491.95 km) NNE | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 322.36 miles (518.79 km) SSE | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 327.88 miles (527.68 km) ENE | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,128.26 miles (19,518.49 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,126.85 miles (19,516.22 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,066.54 miles (19,419.16 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,047.17 miles (19,387.99 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,034.52 miles (19,367.63 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,019.44 miles (19,343.37 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,000.79 miles (19,313.35 km) W | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,975.77 miles (19,273.09 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,967.74 miles (19,260.16 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,933.29 miles (19,204.72 km) SW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,930.26 miles (19,199.85 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,844.78 miles (19,062.29 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,843.94 miles (19,060.92 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,841.62 miles (19,057.19 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,821.48 miles (19,024.79 km) SE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |