Nonstop flight route between Coalinga, California, United States and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), Coalinga, California, United States and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,372 miles (or 8,646 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 New Coalinga Municipal 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 New Coalinga Municipal Airport and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLG / |
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| Location: | Coalinga, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'47"N by 120°17'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Coalinga |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLG |
| More Information: | CLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
| Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
| Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
| More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Facts about New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG):
- Because of New Coalinga Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at New Coalinga Municipal 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.
- New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) is Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of CLG.
- In addition to being known as "New Coalinga Municipal Airport", other names for CLG include "none" and "C80".
- The furthest airport from New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,379 miles (18,313 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
- Starting in 1946 the airfield was used by civil aviation during the construction of nearby Heathrow Airport.
- The overnight base of the London Air Ambulance moved to RAF Northolt from Denham Aerodrome in February 2013.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- 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.
- Northolt became an active base during the Second World War for Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force squadrons in their defence of the United Kingdom.
- Civil flights ceased when the central area at Heathrow opened in 1954 with Northolt reverting to sole military use in May that year.
