Nonstop flight route between Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,536 miles (or 8,910 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 Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek 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 Honington USAAF Station 375 and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International 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 Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):

• In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
• In June 1942, the airfield was transferred to the USAAF and was upgraded to a Class A Bomber base.
• English Electric Canberra bomber squadrons, 10, XV, 44, and 57 were based at RAF Honington from February 1955 to 1957.
• The 364th also flew air-sea rescue missions, engaged in patrol activities, and continued to support ground forces as the battle line moved through France and into Germany.
• 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.
• 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.
• Construction of Honington airfield began in 1935, and the facility was opened on 3 May 1937.
• Honington was assigned USAAF designation Station 375.

Facts about Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB):

• Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,887 miles (19,131 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport", another name for BSB is "Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek".
• Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport handled 15,665,045 passengers last year.
• The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 1 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
• Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport is the airport serving Brasília, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WSW of BSB.
• Brasília was only a project when in 1956 President Juscelino Kubitschek landed for the first time in the Central Plateau.