Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Yongzhou, Hunan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF), Yongzhou, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,712 miles (or 9,193 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 RAF Fairford and Yongzhou Lingling 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 RAF Fairford and Yongzhou Lingling Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | LLF / ZGLG |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Yongzhou, Hunan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°20'44"N by 111°36'43"E |
Area Served: | Yongzhou, Hunan, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LLF |
More Information: | LLF Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- Due to RAF Fairford's location and infrastructure, the airfield is designated as a forward operating location for the US Air Force.
- 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.
- 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.
- RAF Fairford was the only TransOceanic Abort Landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle in the UK.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
Facts about Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF):
- Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yongzhou Lingling Airport", other names for LLF include "永州零陵机场" and "Yǒngzhōu Línglíng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) is Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) ENE of LLF.
- The furthest airport from Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) is Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), which is nearly antipodal to Yongzhou Lingling Airport (meaning Yongzhou Lingling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in El Salvador, Chile.