Nonstop flight route between Bydgoszcz, Poland and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG), Bydgoszcz, Poland and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 761 miles (or 1,225 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 relatively short distance between Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG):

• Because of Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski 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 closest airport to Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) is Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SW of BZG.
• Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport", other names for BZG include "Port lotniczy im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo" and "Bydgoszcz".
• The furthest airport from Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,518 miles (18,537 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• During this period, RAF Alconbury consisted of a few wooden huts but plans were made to provide both refuelling and rearmament facilities.
• The 423 ABG command section and orderly room are located at Alconbury as are many of the support units and recreational facilities for the area.
• The construction attracted the attention of the Luftwaffe as the flying field of RAF Alconbury was attacked by German bombers on 16 September 1940, although no serious damage was done.
• The total area of land occupied by RAF Alconbury in 1942 was about 500 acres with 100 acres taken up by concrete and buildings.
• This was the time of the Blitz, when many parts of Britain were being subjected to an almost nightly series of heavy air raids.
• The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.