Nonstop flight route between East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,423 miles (or 5,508 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 Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESP / |
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Location: | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°2'8"N by 75°9'38"W |
Area Served: | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Pocono Stroudsburg Airport Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 480 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESP |
More Information: | ESP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP):
- The furthest airport from Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) is Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of ESP.
- In addition to being known as "Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport", another name for ESP is "N53".
- Because of Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport's relatively low elevation of 480 feet, planes can take off or land at Stroudsburg-Pocono 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.
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- RAF Fairford was constructed in 1944 to serve as an airfield for British and American troop carriers and gliders for the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
- On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.
- RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.