Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI), Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,901 miles (or 4,669 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 RAF Binbrook and Qaisumah Domestic 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 Binbrook and Qaisumah Domestic Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSY / EGXB | 
| Airport Name: | RAF Binbrook | 
| Location: | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GSY | 
| More Information: | GSY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQI / OEPA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°20'6"N by 46°7'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1174 feet (358 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AQI | 
| More Information: | AQI Maps & Info | 
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
- In the mid 90s, Lincolnshire Police and Humberside Police used the site to teach riot control techniques to its Police Officers.
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
- After the departure of IX and 12 squadrons in 1959, Binbrook housed Gloster Javelin all-weather fighters belonging to 64 squadron, as well as the Central Fighter Establishment.
- The furthest airport from RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI):
- The furthest airport from Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Qaisumah Domestic Airport (meaning Qaisumah Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,069 miles (19,423 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport began in 1962 as a dusty runway for a Dakota aircraft which was used at that time for transporting Saudi Aramco employees between stations in the northern region.
- Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) is Kuwait International Airport (KWI), which is located 128 miles (206 kilometers) ENE of AQI.
- In addition to being known as "Qaisumah Domestic Airport", another name for AQI is "مطار القيصومة المحلي".




