Nonstop flight route between Banning, California, United States and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), Banning, California, United States and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,104 miles (or 8,213 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 Banning Municipal Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 Banning Municipal Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNG / KBNG |
| Airport Name: | Banning Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Banning, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'20"N by 116°51'2"W |
| Area Served: | Banning, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Banning |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2219 feet (676 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNG |
| More Information: | BNG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
| Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
| Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
| More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Facts about Banning Municipal Airport (BNG):
- The closest airport to Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of BNG.
- Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- The next generation of jets to be stationed at Leuchars were the Hawker Hunter and the Gloster Javelin, with air-sea rescue services provided by Westland Whirlwind helicopters.
- Very little information of a closure timeline is known.
- RAF Leuchars is commanded by an Air Commodore instead of a Group Captain who would usually be given command of a station.
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- During Second World War, British Overseas Airways Corporation formed in November 1939 from Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd operated a wartime route from RAF Leuchars to Stockholm.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
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