Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Toledo, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ), Toledo, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,732 miles (or 6,006 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 Toledo Executive 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 Toledo Executive 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: | TDZ / KTDZ |
| Airport Name: | Toledo Executive Airport |
| Location: | Toledo, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°33'52"N by 83°28'55"W |
| Area Served: | Toledo, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TDZ |
| More Information: | TDZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- Due to the deteriorating airfield facilities and its unique NATO heavy bomber mission, RAF Fairford underwent a $100 million upgrade of its runway and fuel systems in the largest NATO funded airfield construction project within a NATO country since the end of the Cold War.
- 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.
- 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.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, which continued until 1977.
Facts about Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ):
- Blue Horizons Flying Club operates from the field.
- Because of Toledo Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Toledo Executive 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.
- The furthest airport from Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Toledo Express Airport (TOL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of TDZ.
- Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) has 2 runways.
