Nonstop flight route between Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Göteborg City Airport (GSE), Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 603 miles (or 970 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 Göteborg City Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Göteborg City Airport (GSE):

• Because of Göteborg City Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Göteborg City 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 closest airport to Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of GSE.
• In 1940, a military airbase called F9 Säve was built here.
• Göteborg City Airport (GSE) has 2 runways.
• Taxis and rental cars are available at the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Göteborg City Airport", another name for GSE is "Gothenburg City Airport".
• The furthest airport from Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):

• Wethersfield was allocated by the RAF to the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force in August 1942.
• 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.
• The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
• MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
• 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 addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
• The closure of US bases in France forced the opening of RAF Greenham Common under 20th TFW management to handle personnel overflow beginning in January 1967.
• During the late 1940s the base was used as a winter camping ground for Chipperfield's Circus.
• The 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Upper Heyford was inactivated and elements were moved to Wethersfield.
• In April 1991, the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police assumed responsibility for the site.
• The 20th began realigning its units 15 March 1957 as part of an Air Force worldwide reorganization.