Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Ji'an, Jiangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°51'27"N by 114°44'13"E)
Distance from GSY to JGS:
5,667.12 miles (9,120.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), Ji'an, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,667 miles (or 9,120 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 Jinggangshan 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 Jinggangshan 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: | JGS / ZSJA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°51'27"N by 114°44'13"E |
| Area Served: | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China |
| Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from JGS |
| More Information: | JGS Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- 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.
- On 8 September 1970, Captain William Schaffner, an American exchange pilot flying BAC Lightnings with 5 Squadron, took off from Binbrook in the plane XS894 at 22:06, armed with two Red Top air-to-air missiles.
- 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.
Facts about Jinggangshan Airport (JGS):
- The closest airport to Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) is Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) S of JGS.
- Because of Jinggangshan Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinggangshan 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 Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Jinggangshan Airport (meaning Jinggangshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (19,999 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Jinggangshan Airport", other names for JGS include "井冈山机场" and "Jǐnggāngshān Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.63 miles (17.11 km) NNW | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 24.44 miles (39.33 km) S | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 32.78 miles (52.75 km) W | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 48.71 miles (78.39 km) W | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 52.79 miles (84.96 km) SSW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 62.88 miles (101.20 km) SW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 63.49 miles (102.18 km) SSE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 66.16 miles (106.48 km) WNW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 74.80 miles (120.37 km) S | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 78.46 miles (126.26 km) SSE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 80.02 miles (128.78 km) SSE | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 81.65 miles (131.40 km) SE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) SE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 82.42 miles (132.64 km) SSW | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 85.35 miles (137.35 km) W | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,764.44 miles (18,932.98 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,751.19 miles (18,911.66 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,749.59 miles (18,909.08 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,733.53 miles (18,883.24 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,732.58 miles (18,881.71 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,700.95 miles (18,830.81 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,695.95 miles (18,822.77 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,684.39 miles (18,804.15 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,673.65 miles (18,786.88 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,672.10 miles (18,784.38 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,669.71 miles (18,780.52 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,645.41 miles (18,741.42 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,637.23 miles (18,728.27 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,628.91 miles (18,714.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,623.98 miles (18,706.94 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.54 miles (111.91 km) S | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 70.46 miles (113.39 km) NNW | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 130.04 miles (209.28 km) W | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 131.12 miles (211.02 km) NW | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 148.93 miles (239.68 km) ESE | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 6 | 153.43 miles (246.92 km) SSW | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 155.83 miles (250.78 km) NNE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 192.23 miles (309.37 km) NNE | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 9 | 193.85 miles (311.97 km) SSE | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 196.27 miles (315.86 km) W | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 226.88 miles (365.12 km) NE | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 236.75 miles (381.02 km) NW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 253.70 miles (408.29 km) SSE | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 255.75 miles (411.59 km) SSW | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 15 | 263.33 miles (423.78 km) S | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,426.99 miles (19,999.25 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,351.03 miles (19,877.00 km) SW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,313.22 miles (19,816.16 km) SSE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.16 km) S | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,265.72 miles (19,739.72 km) S | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,238.97 miles (19,696.67 km) SSE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,174.24 miles (19,592.49 km) SSW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,156.06 miles (19,563.24 km) E | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,148.39 miles (19,550.89 km) SSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,146.79 miles (19,548.31 km) S | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,146.13 miles (19,547.25 km) SW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,129.79 miles (19,520.96 km) SSW | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,122.65 miles (19,509.46 km) SSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,118.47 miles (19,502.73 km) E | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,104.63 miles (19,480.47 km) E | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |