Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Isparta, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE), Isparta, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,822 miles (or 2,933 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 relatively short distance between RAF Fairford and Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISE / LTFC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Isparta, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°51'54"N by 30°22'54"E |
| Area Served: | Isparta, Turkey |
| Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Administrations) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2835 feet (864 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISE |
| More Information: | ISE Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- In the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK.
- On 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
- 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.
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- Operations staff and maintenance personnel were permanently assigned, but aircraft, aircrews and crew chiefs were temporarily assigned to the 11th Strategic Group for the European Tanker Task Force on rotation.
Facts about Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE):
- Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE) is Çardak Airport (DNZ), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) W of ISE.
- The furthest airport from Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,365 miles (18,291 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport", another name for ISE is "Isparta Süleyman Demirel Havalimanı".
