Nonstop flight route between Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Maradi, Niger:
Departure Airport:
(52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°29'57"N by 7°6'41"E)
Distance from BEQ to MFQ:
2,706.65 miles (4,355.93 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 Maradi Airport (MFQ), Maradi, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,707 miles (or 4,356 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 Maradi 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 Maradi 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: | MFQ / DRRM |
| Airport Name: | Maradi Airport |
| Location: | Maradi, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'57"N by 7°6'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFQ |
| More Information: | MFQ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- In the event, the F-111 never entered service with the RAF, and in 1968, the airfield became the UK base for the RAF's Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer bomber.
- Honington was assigned USAAF designation Station 375.
- Honington was the last USAAF station to be returned to the RAF.
- 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.
- IX Squadron flew the first RAF bombing raid of the Second World War on 4 September 1939 flying a mission against the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic resulting in the loss of two Wellingtons.
- 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.
Facts about Maradi Airport (MFQ):
- The furthest airport from Maradi Airport (MFQ) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Maradi Airport (meaning Maradi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,987 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- The closest airport to Maradi Airport (MFQ) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) E of MFQ.
| 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 | 127.21 miles (204.72 km) E | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 2 | 138.30 miles (222.57 km) SE | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 156.25 miles (251.46 km) NW | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 4 | 168.22 miles (270.72 km) SSE | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 194.20 miles (312.54 km) S | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 246.75 miles (397.11 km) NNE | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 7 | 269.42 miles (433.59 km) S | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 291.98 miles (469.90 km) SSE | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 310.56 miles (499.80 km) S | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 325.13 miles (523.25 km) WSW | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 11 | 331.97 miles (534.26 km) W | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 12 | 365.86 miles (588.79 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 13 | 372.40 miles (599.32 km) WSW | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 384.91 miles (619.46 km) W | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 391.98 miles (630.83 km) SSW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,419.27 miles (19,986.83 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 2 | 12,391.27 miles (19,941.76 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,373.44 miles (19,913.07 km) WSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,356.11 miles (19,885.18 km) WSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 12,280.45 miles (19,763.42 km) WSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,215.74 miles (19,659.29 km) WSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,213.64 miles (19,655.90 km) E | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 8 | 12,204.69 miles (19,641.50 km) WSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 12,204.15 miles (19,640.62 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 12,199.14 miles (19,632.57 km) WSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 11 | 12,085.06 miles (19,448.96 km) E | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 12,004.06 miles (19,318.61 km) SSW | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,992.55 miles (19,300.09 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,916.94 miles (19,178.40 km) SE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,881.53 miles (19,121.43 km) SSE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |