Nonstop flight route between Easton, Washington, United States and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ESW to WXF:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ESW Airport Information
- WXF Airport Information
- Facts about ESW
- Facts about WXF
- Map of Nearest Airports to ESW
- List of Nearest Airports to ESW
- Map of Furthest Airports from ESW
- List of Furthest Airports from ESW
- Map of Nearest Airports to WXF
- List of Nearest Airports to WXF
- Map of Furthest Airports from WXF
- List of Furthest Airports from WXF
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Easton State Airport (ESW), Easton, Washington, United States and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,765 miles (or 7,669 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 Easton State Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield, 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 Easton State Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESW / KESW |
Airport Name: | Easton State Airport |
Location: | Easton, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°15'15"N by 121°11'8"W |
Area Served: | Easton, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | WSDOT Aviation Division |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2226 feet (678 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESW |
More Information: | ESW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WXF / EGVT |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Braintree, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°58'26"N by 0°30'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military airfield, private airfield |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from WXF |
More Information: | WXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Easton State Airport (ESW):
- For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 300 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month.
- The closest airport to Easton State Airport (ESW) is Bowers Field (ELN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) ESE of ESW.
- Easton State Airport (ESW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Field elevation is 2,226 feet, and density altitude problems can be encountered in the summer.
- The furthest airport from Easton State Airport (ESW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,770 miles (17,332 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):
- The 20th began realigning its units 15 March 1957 as part of an Air Force worldwide reorganization.
- Soon after the Americans departed for France, Wethersfield was returned to RAF control, becoming the home for 196 and 299 Squadrons, 38 Group, RAF Bomber Command.
- The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
- In April 1991, the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police assumed responsibility for the site.
- The 416th Bombardment Group arrived at Wethersfield from Laurel Army Airfield, Mississippi, on 1 February 1944, flying the twin-engine Douglas A-20G "Havoc" aircraft.
- The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
- In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
- Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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.
- In August 1976 the 66th CSS became Detachment 1, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, based at RAF Alconbury.
- As the American involvement in the Vietnam War wound down, the role of RED HORSE units in peacetime came into question.