Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Bata, Equatorial Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Bata Airport (BSG), Bata, Equatorial Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,607 miles (or 5,804 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 Bata 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 Bata 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: | BSG / FGBT |
Airport Name: | Bata Airport |
Location: | Bata, Equatorial Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°54'19"N by 9°48'20"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos De Guinea Ecuatorial (ADGE) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSG |
More Information: | BSG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- As of 2012 a majority of the accommodation blocks have been demolished.
- The station closed as a Main Operating Base in the 1980s, although it continued as a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Scampton into the early 1990s before eventually closing and all military activity ceasing, it was subsequently sold off for development.
- 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.
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
Facts about Bata Airport (BSG):
- Bata Airport (BSG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bata Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Bata 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 Bata Airport (BSG) is Kribi Airport (KBI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) N of BSG.
- The furthest airport from Bata Airport (BSG) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bata Airport (meaning Bata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.