Nonstop flight route between Bajura, Nepal and Duxford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bajura Airport (BJU), Bajura, Nepal and Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), Duxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,294 miles (or 6,910 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 Bajura Airport and Duxford Aerodrome, 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 Bajura Airport and Duxford Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJU / VNBR |
Airport Name: | Bajura Airport |
Location: | Bajura, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°30'0"N by 81°40'1"E |
Area Served: | Bajura, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4300 feet (1,311 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BJU |
More Information: | BJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QFO / EGSU |
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Location: | Duxford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°5'26"N by 0°7'54"E |
Area Served: | Imperial War Museum Duxford |
Operator/Owner: | Imperial War Museum & Cambridgeshire County Council |
Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from QFO |
More Information: | QFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bajura Airport (BJU):
- The closest airport to Bajura Airport (BJU) is Bajhang Airport (BJH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of BJU.
- The furthest airport from Bajura Airport (BJU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Bajura Airport's high elevation of 4,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Duxford Aerodrome (QFO):
- In 1936 Flight Lieutenant Frank Whittle, who was studying at Cambridge University, flew regularly from Duxford as a member of the Cambridge University Air Squadron.
- Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,843 miles (19,060 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The 78th FG was first equipped with P-47s and converted to P-51 Mustangs in December 1944.
- By 1925 Duxford's three fighter squadrons had expanded to include the Gloster Grebes and Armstrong Whitworth Siskins.
- The airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum and is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the American Air Museum.
- In addition to being known as "Duxford Aerodrome", other names for QFO include "Royal Air Force Station Duxford" and "USAAF Station 357".
- On 9 September the Duxford squadrons successfully intercepted and turned back a large force of German bombers before they reached their target.
- The air echelon moved to Oujda, French Morocco during January–February 1943.
- Because of Duxford Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Duxford Aerodrome 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.
- The closest airport to Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of QFO.