Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and San Luis, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), San Luis, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,175 miles (or 11,547 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 Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda 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 Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda 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: | LUQ / SAOU |
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Location: | San Luis, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°16'29"S by 66°21'3"W |
Area Served: | San Luis |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
Elevation: | 2328 feet (710 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUQ |
More Information: | LUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- The Control Tower and adjacent Fire Section were demolished in 1995.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ):
- Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (meaning Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanyang Jiangying Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Nanyang, Henan, China.
- In addition to being known as "Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport", another name for LUQ is "Aeropuerto de San Luis - Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda".
- The closest airport to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Villa Dolores Airport (VDR), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of LUQ.