Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Billund, Denmark:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Billund Airport (BLL), Billund, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 406 miles (or 654 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 Binbrook and Billund Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | BLL / EKBI |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Billund, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°44'25"N by 9°9'6"E |
Area Served: | Southern Denmark |
Operator/Owner: | Billund Lufthavn A/S |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 247 feet (75 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLL |
More Information: | BLL Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Binbrook (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 Control Tower and adjacent Fire Section were demolished in 1995.
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
- RAF Binbrook was opened as a Bomber Command station in June 1940 during the Second World War home to No.
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
- 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 Billund Airport (BLL):
- Billund Airport (BLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport handles an average of more than two million passengers a year, and millions of pounds of cargo.
- Because of Billund Airport's relatively low elevation of 247 feet, planes can take off or land at Billund 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.
- In addition to being known as "Billund Airport", another name for BLL is "Billund Lufthavn".
- In 2008, the entire runway was renovated and paved, and a new taxiway was build, nicknamed "Mike".
- The airport's main runway can handle airliners as large as the aforementioned Boeing 747, although most passengers arrive on smaller aeroplanes, such as ATR-42s, Boeing 737s and Boeing 757s.
- The proximity of the airport to the Legoland theme park in Billund arguably makes it easier for the airport to attract passengers, and to lure more airlines into operating to the airport.
- The closest airport to Billund Airport (BLL) is Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of BLL.
- The furthest airport from Billund Airport (BLL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.