Nonstop flight route between Bangassou, Central African Republic and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bangassou Airport (BGU), Bangassou, Central African Republic and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,501 miles (or 5,634 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 Bangassou Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield, 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 Bangassou Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bangassou Airport (BGU):

• In addition to being known as "Bangassou Airport", another name for BGU is "Bangassou Airport (Bangassou)".
• The closest airport to Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) N of BGU.
• The furthest airport from Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,972 miles (19,266 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Bangassou Airport (BGU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):

• The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Upper Heyford was inactivated and elements were moved to Wethersfield.
• In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
• The 416th Bombardment Group arrived at Wethersfield from Laurel Army Airfield, Mississippi, on 1 February 1944, flying the twin-engine Douglas A-20G "Havoc" aircraft.
• MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
• Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• On 6 June 1982 614 VGS moved to MDPGA Wethersfield from RAF Debden, as that base was required for tank training.
• The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
• The 20th Fighter Bomber Wing established an operational detachment at Wheelus AB, Libya, in February 1958.