Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Saint-Brieuc, France:
Departure Airport:
(53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°32'15"N by 2°51'24"W)
Distance from GSY to SBK:
358.08 miles (576.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), Saint-Brieuc, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 358 miles (or 576 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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: | SBK / LFRT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saint-Brieuc, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'15"N by 2°51'24"W |
| Area Served: | Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Côtes d'Armor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 452 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBK |
| More Information: | SBK 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.
- From 1965, Binbrook was the home to the English Electric Lightnings of 5 Squadron, joined by the similarly equipped 11 Squadron in 1972.
- In the mid 90s, Lincolnshire Police and Humberside Police used the site to teach riot control techniques to its Police Officers.
- 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.
- 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK):
- The closest airport to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of SBK.
- Because of Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport's relatively low elevation of 452 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (meaning Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,416 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport", another name for SBK is "Aéroport de Saint-Brieuc - Armor".
- The airport is located in Trémuson and is also referred to as the Saint-Brieuc - Trémuson Airport.
| 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 | 31.93 miles (51.38 km) WNW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 2 | 35.68 miles (57.43 km) E | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 3 | 44.11 miles (70.99 km) W | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 4 | 55.23 miles (88.88 km) NNE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 56.86 miles (91.50 km) S | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 6 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) SSW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 7 | 60.87 miles (97.96 km) ESE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 8 | 63.06 miles (101.48 km) N | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 71.75 miles (115.47 km) WSW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 10 | 71.93 miles (115.76 km) W | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 11 | 85.84 miles (138.15 km) NNE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 99.11 miles (159.50 km) NE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 13 | 111.59 miles (179.58 km) SSE | Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) | Nantes, France | |
| 14 | 117.89 miles (189.73 km) ENE | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 15 | 127.53 miles (205.24 km) S | Île d'Yeu Aerodrome (IDY) | Île d'Yeu, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,064.62 miles (19,416.07 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,058.73 miles (19,406.59 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,030.75 miles (19,361.57 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,027.32 miles (19,356.04 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,023.93 miles (19,350.59 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,004.12 miles (19,318.71 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,001.83 miles (19,315.03 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,999.35 miles (19,311.03 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,989.40 miles (19,295.02 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,981.09 miles (19,281.64 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,979.04 miles (19,278.34 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,973.67 miles (19,269.70 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,971.20 miles (19,265.72 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,966.91 miles (19,258.82 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,947.44 miles (19,227.50 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |