Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Hornepayne, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Hornepayne Municipal Airport (YHN), Hornepayne, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,479 miles (or 5,599 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 Benson and Hornepayne 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 Benson and Hornepayne Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEX / EGUB |
Airport Name: | RAF Benson |
Location: | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from BEX |
More Information: | BEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHN / CYHN |
Airport Name: | Hornepayne Municipal Airport |
Location: | Hornepayne, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°11'35"N by 84°45'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Township of Hornepayne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1101 feet (336 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHN |
More Information: | YHN Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The station retained a reconnaissance role for some years after the war, with Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Mosquito, Gloster Meteor PR.Mk 10 and English Electric Canberra PR.Mk 3 aircraft.
- The future of RAF Benson was in doubt for some time, while Project Belvedere was looking into closing at least one of Joint Helicopter Command's airfields.
- The furthest airport from RAF Benson (BEX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,879 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
Facts about Hornepayne Municipal Airport (YHN):
- Hornepayne Municipal Airport (YHN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hornepayne Municipal Airport (YHN) is Manitouwadge Airport (YMG), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) W of YHN.
- The furthest airport from Hornepayne Municipal Airport (YHN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,974 miles (17,660 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.