Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and Blackbushe Airport (BBS), Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,825 miles (or 7,764 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Blackbushe Airport, 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Blackbushe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBS / EGLK |
Airport Name: | Blackbushe Airport |
Location: | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'26"N by 0°50'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Blackbushe Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBS |
More Information: | BBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- World War II, with its increasing need for trained pilots, helped to reestablish Ellington Field as an active facility.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- By the end of 1943, more than 65 women who served in the Women's Army Corps were also stationed at Ellington.
- The $80 million construction project includes a 40,000-square-foot Battle Command Training Center, which simulates war conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan., a second Armed Forces Reserve Center with an assembly hall and offices, a Welcome Center, which will handle retention, recruitment and military identification services.
- Though the 111th Observation Squadron had the excess World War I storage and maintenance facilities at Ellington Field, the squadron did not have a true headquarters building.
- New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010.
Facts about Blackbushe Airport (BBS):
- Because of Blackbushe Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackbushe Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Blackbushe Airport (BBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the next ten years, Blackbushe airport became a major base for a number of UK cargo and charter operators including Airwork Limited, Britavia and British Eagle.
- In February 1947 the airfield was opened as Blackbushe Airport under the control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- The closest airport to Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Farnborough Airport (FAB), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) SE of BBS.
- The airport is now open to the general public and is very popular for walks around its perimeter and to see the wildlife in Yateley Common.
- On 15 July 1978, the airfield was the location for an open-air concert, the Picnic at Blackbushe, which was attended by some 200,000 people.
- The furthest airport from Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 31 May 1960 the airport closed.