Nonstop flight route between Carson City, Nevada, United States and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carson Airport (CSN), Carson City, Nevada, United States and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,147 miles (or 8,284 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 Carson 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 Carson Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CSN / KCXP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Carson City, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°11'31"N by 119°44'3"W |
| Area Served: | Carson City, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Carson City Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4697 feet (1,432 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CSN |
| More Information: | CSN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Carson Airport (CSN):
- In addition to being known as "Carson Airport", other names for CSN include "Carson City Airport" and "CXP".
- The closest airport to Carson Airport (CSN) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of CSN.
- Carson Airport (CSN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Carson Airport's high elevation of 4,697 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CSN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CSN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Carson Airport (CSN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,190 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
- The host unit at RAF Alconbury is the 423rd Air Base Group which supplies host unit services for Alconbury as well as RAF Molesworth.
- 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.
- Operations from Alconbury with No.
- In September 1939, RAF Upwood squadrons were given operational training roles and Alconbury became RAF Wyton's satellite under No.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- 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.
