Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,671 miles (or 5,907 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 Pittsburgh International 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 Pittsburgh International 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: | PIT / KPIT |
| Airport Name: | Pittsburgh International Airport |
| Location: | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W |
| Area Served: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIT |
| More Information: | PIT 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.
- In 1989 RAF Binbrook alongside RAF Little Rissington served as the USAAF airbase for filming for the 1990 movie Memphis Belle.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
Facts about Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT):
- The closest airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of PIT.
- On October 1, 1992 the new complex opened and all operations transferred over from the old terminal overnight.
- The furthest airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- PIT is the second busiest passenger airport in Pennsylvania and 47th-busiest in the United States, serving 8,041,357 passengers in 2012.
- The first five airlines of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport were TWA, Capital Airlines, Northwest, All American, and Eastern Airlines.
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 4 runways.
- OAG Worldwide listed PIT on its short list of the world's best airports for four consecutive years.
