Nonstop flight route between Dundo, Angola and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dundo Airport (DUE), Dundo, Angola and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,264 miles (or 6,862 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 Dundo 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 Dundo 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: | DUE / FNDU |
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| Location: | Dundo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'2"S by 20°49'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2451 feet (747 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUE |
| More Information: | DUE 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 Dundo Airport (DUE):
- The furthest airport from Dundo Airport (DUE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Dundo Airport (meaning Dundo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,042 miles (19,380 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Dundo Airport (DUE) is Nzagi Airport (NZA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of DUE.
- Dundo Airport (DUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dundo Airport", another name for DUE is "Dundo Airport (Dundo)".
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- On 1 June 1960, an Avro Anson aircraft suffered engine failure soon after take-off from Northolt and crash-landed on top of the nearby Express Dairies plant in South Ruislip.
- 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.
- In April 2013, the Ministry of Defence announced a proposal to increase the number of private flights from 7,000 to 12,000 per year as part of plans to increase the income generated by the airfield.
- Much media attention focused on the airfield when the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, arrived there from Villacoublay airfield, in Paris, France, after her death in a car crash in the city on 31 August 1997.
- In December 1946, after taking off during a heavy snowstorm, a Douglas DC-3 operated by British European Airways, flying from Northolt to Glasgow, crashed onto the roof of a house in South Ruislip.
- In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
