Nonstop flight route between Benalla, Victoria, Australia and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benalla Airport (BLN), Benalla, Victoria, Australia and RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,512 miles (or 16,917 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 Benalla Airport and RAF High Wycombe, 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 Benalla Airport and RAF High Wycombe. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLN / YBLA |
Airport Name: | Benalla Airport |
Location: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°33'6"S by 146°0'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Benalla Rural City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 569 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLN |
More Information: | BLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYC / EGUH |
Airport Name: | RAF High Wycombe |
Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'53"N by 0°48'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
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More Information: | HYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Benalla Airport (BLN):
- Benalla Airport (BLN) has 4 runways.
- Because of Benalla Airport's relatively low elevation of 569 feet, planes can take off or land at Benalla Airport 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 furthest airport from Benalla Airport (BLN) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Benalla Airport (meaning Benalla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,183 miles (19,606 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Benalla Airport (BLN) is Shepparton Airport (SHT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of BLN.
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- Operationally during the Cold War the Director UKWMO would have been located at the United Kingdom Regional Air Operations Command within Strike Command's Operations Centre nuclear bunker at RAF High Wycombe to instigate the national Four minute air raid warnings, with the Deputy Director located at a standby UK RAOC, described at the time as being "elsewhere in the UK", but has since been revealed as being at Goosnargh near Preston within the UKWMO Western Sector nuclear bunker.
- The Ministry of Defence and Serco Group agreed a ten-year contract in February 2010 whereby Serco would provide support services at RAF High Wycombe and RAF Halton, including leisure services, general engineering and catering.
- The motto of RAF High Wycombe in Latin is 'Non Sibi', which translates as 'not for ourselves'.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- The furthest airport from RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,867 miles (19,098 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The station crest, incorporating a thunderbolt and two pillars to symbolise the support the station gave to Bomber Command, was approved on 23 November 1966.