Nonstop flight route between Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,135 miles (or 8,264 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport and RAF Northolt, 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ):

• The closest airport to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Ayapel Airport (AYA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of CAQ.
• In addition to being known as "Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport", another name for CAQ is "Aeropuerto Juan H. White".
• Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (meaning Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• Following Louis Blériot's first flight across the English Channel in 1909, the British Army considered the necessity of defending the United Kingdom from a future air attack.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In April 2013, the Ministry of Defence announced a proposal to increase the number of private flights from 7,000 to 12,000 per year as part of plans to increase the income generated by the airfield.
• Much media attention focused on the airfield when the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, arrived there from Villacoublay airfield, in Paris, France, after her death in a car crash in the city on 31 August 1997.
• In 1943, the station became the first to fly sorties using Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs in German airspace in support of bomber operations.
• During the construction of Heathrow Airport, Northolt was used for commercial civil flights, becoming the busiest airport in Europe for a time and a major base for British European Airways.