Nonstop flight route between Buckeye, Arizona, United States and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK), Buckeye, Arizona, United States and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,228 miles (or 8,414 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 Buckeye Municipal Airport and RAF Lyneham, 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 Buckeye Municipal Airport and RAF Lyneham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXK / KBXK |
Airport Name: | Buckeye Municipal Airport |
Location: | Buckeye, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°25'14"N by 112°41'9"W |
Area Served: | Buckeye, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Buckeye |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1033 feet (315 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXK |
More Information: | BXK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Facts about Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK):
- Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of BXK.
- The furthest airport from Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,462 miles (18,446 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 16 October 1946, 511 squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator.
- The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- The decision to close RAF Lyneham was made in 2002, and it was scheduled for closure by 2012 with all functions and aircraft relocated to RAF Brize Norton.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.