Nonstop flight route between Cody, Wyoming, United States and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD), Cody, Wyoming, United States and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,525 miles (or 7,282 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 Yellowstone Regional Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, 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 Yellowstone Regional Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD):

• Because of Yellowstone Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,102 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Yellowstone Regional Airport offers free Wi-Fi Internet service in its terminal.
• UPS and FedEx both offer air cargo services at the airport.
• Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) currently has only 1 runway.
• It should not be confused with Yellowstone Airport, located 104 miles away in West Yellowstone, Montana, near the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
• The closest airport to Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of COD.
• Budget, Hertz, and Thrifty all offer rental cars at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,671 miles (17,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• The first American Eighth Air Force unit to take residence at RAF Alconbury was the 93d Bombardment Group, known as the "Travelling Circus" from Fort Myers AAF, Florida on 7 September 1942.
• 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 423 ABG command section and orderly room are located at Alconbury as are many of the support units and recreational facilities for the area.
• In October 1941 two of its flights with 16 Wellingtons were dispatched to operate from Malta, supposedly on an emergency detachment.
• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• In the spring of 1938, the Air Ministry acquired about 150 acres of open meadowland at Alconbury Hill, Huntingdonshire, expressly for use as a satellite airfield.
• 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.