Nonstop flight route between Kearney, Nebraska, United States and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kearney Regional Airport (EAR), Kearney, Nebraska, United States and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,412 miles (or 7,100 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 Kearney Regional 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 Kearney Regional 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: | EAR / KEAR |
| Airport Name: | Kearney Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kearney, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°43'36"N by 99°0'24"W |
| Area Served: | Kearney, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kearney |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2131 feet (650 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EAR |
| More Information: | EAR 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 Kearney Regional Airport (EAR):
- The closest airport to Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of EAR.
- As early as 1941 the City of Kearney voted on a $60,000 bond to finance a new airport.
- Kearney Regional Airport is in Buffalo County, Nebraska, five miles northeast of Kearney, which owns it.
- The furthest airport from Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,145 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) has 2 runways.
- Kearney Regional Airport covers 2,500 acres at an elevation of 2,131 feet.
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- The overnight base of the London Air Ambulance moved to RAF Northolt from Denham Aerodrome in February 2013.
- Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
- Northolt became an active base during the Second World War for Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force squadrons in their defence of the United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- In August 1996, a Spanish Learjet operated by Mar Aviation overshot runway 25 and collided with a van heading eastward on the A40 Western Avenue.
- During 1952 a total of 50,000 air movements were recorded per annum, making the airfield the busiest in Europe.
- 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.
