Nonstop flight route between Dubois, Idaho, United States and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(44°9'43"N by 112°13'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W)
Distance from DBS to AYH:
4,642.61 miles (7,471.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), Dubois, Idaho, United States and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,643 miles (or 7,472 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 Dubois Municipal 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 Dubois Municipal 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: | DBS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dubois, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°9'43"N by 112°13'14"W |
| Area Served: | Dubois, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Dubois |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5123 feet (1,561 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DBS |
| More Information: | DBS 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 Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS):
- Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of DBS.
- In addition to being known as "Dubois Municipal Airport", another name for DBS is "U41".
- Because of Dubois Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,123 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DBS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DBS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,731 miles (17,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
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- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth are the last Second World War-era Eighth Air Force bases in Britain that are still actively in use and controlled by the United States Air Force.
- 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.
- Satellite bases were considered one answer to this threat – a landing ground within reasonable road travel distance of the parent airfield to which aircraft could be diverted if the home station was bombed or likely to be attacked.
- A total of 67 bombers had been lost in RAF Bomber Command operations flown from Alconbury, eight were Blenheims and 59 Wellingtons.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.43 miles (73.11 km) S | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States |     |
| 2 | 65.44 miles (105.31 km) NE | Yellowstone Airport (WYS) | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 77.26 miles (124.34 km) NNW | Dillon Airport (DLN) | Dillon, Montana, United States | |
| 4 | 83.20 miles (133.90 km) ESE | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 88.56 miles (142.52 km) SSW | Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | |
| 6 | 101.80 miles (163.82 km) WNW | Challis Airport (CHL) | Challis, Idaho, United States | |
| 7 | 105.26 miles (169.40 km) NW | Lemhi County Airport (SMN) | Salmon, Idaho, United States | |
| 8 | 112.98 miles (181.82 km) WSW | Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) | Hailey, Idaho, United States | |
| 9 | 119.15 miles (191.75 km) SSE | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 123.22 miles (198.31 km) NNE | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) | Bozeman, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 124.58 miles (200.50 km) N | Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) | Butte, Montana, United States | |
| 12 | 136.37 miles (219.46 km) SW | Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) | Burley, Idaho, United States | |
| 13 | 137.10 miles (220.64 km) NE | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 14 | 151.98 miles (244.58 km) SE | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 153.47 miles (246.98 km) SE | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,731.47 miles (17,270.58 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,707.66 miles (17,232.26 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,697.50 miles (17,215.91 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,681.92 miles (17,190.85 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,672.80 miles (17,176.17 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,569.85 miles (17,010.49 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,500.26 miles (16,898.49 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,472.70 miles (16,854.14 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,371.84 miles (16,691.81 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,371.46 miles (16,691.20 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,355.59 miles (16,665.67 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,344.73 miles (16,648.19 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,327.76 miles (16,620.88 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,305.61 miles (16,585.23 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,293.92 miles (16,566.42 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.06 miles (32.28 km) ESE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 24.08 miles (38.75 km) SE | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.36 miles (39.21 km) W | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 29.69 miles (47.78 km) E | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 31.05 miles (49.97 km) NW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 31.88 miles (51.31 km) SW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) E | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 34.32 miles (55.23 km) S | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.02 miles (61.19 km) ENE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.33 miles (61.69 km) SSE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.96 miles (65.92 km) SE | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 41.30 miles (66.47 km) S | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) E | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 50.48 miles (81.23 km) N | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.03 miles (85.34 km) W | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,821.01 miles (19,024.03 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.21 miles (19,017.90 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,793.45 miles (18,979.67 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,790.92 miles (18,975.60 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,778.61 miles (18,955.80 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,756.29 miles (18,919.86 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,753.65 miles (18,915.62 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,747.00 miles (18,904.92 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,738.73 miles (18,891.61 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,723.60 miles (18,867.25 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,723.53 miles (18,867.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,703.72 miles (18,835.27 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,695.88 miles (18,822.65 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,692.53 miles (18,817.25 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,679.24 miles (18,795.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |