Nonstop flight route between Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,534 miles (or 8,906 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 Captain Rogelio Castillo National 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 Captain Rogelio Castillo National 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW):

• Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport's high elevation of 5,709 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport", other names for CYW include "Aeropuerto Nacional Capitán Rogelio Castillo" and "Captain Rogelio Castillo".
• The furthest airport from Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,414 miles (18,369 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) E of CYW.

Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

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• 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.
• In 1937, Royal Air Force Bomber Command was drawing up plans for dispersal of their aircraft in the event of air raids on its stations.
• A total of 67 bombers had been lost in RAF Bomber Command operations flown from Alconbury, eight were Blenheims and 59 Wellingtons.
• 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 host unit at RAF Alconbury is the 423rd Air Base Group which supplies host unit services for Alconbury as well as RAF Molesworth.
• The group comprises six squadrons—security forces and civil engineer, air base, medical and services—and supports tenant units.
• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.