Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Aribinda, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°12'55"N by 0°53'44"W)
Distance from GSY to XAR:
2,710.83 miles (4,362.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Aribinda Airport (XAR), Aribinda, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,711 miles (or 4,363 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 Aribinda 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 Aribinda 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: | XAR / DFOY |
| Airport Name: | Aribinda Airport |
| Location: | Aribinda, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°12'55"N by 0°53'44"W |
| Area Served: | Aribinda, Soum Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso |
| View all routes: | Routes from XAR |
| More Information: | XAR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1989 RAF Binbrook alongside RAF Little Rissington served as the USAAF airbase for filming for the 1990 movie Memphis Belle.
Facts about Aribinda Airport (XAR):
- The closest airport to Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of XAR.
- The furthest airport from Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Aribinda Airport (meaning Aribinda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
| 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 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) ENE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 49.24 miles (79.25 km) W | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 57.17 miles (92.00 km) ESE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 74.21 miles (119.43 km) ENE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 79.82 miles (128.45 km) S | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 98.44 miles (158.43 km) SSE | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 107.49 miles (172.99 km) ESE | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 109.82 miles (176.73 km) SSE | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 111.93 miles (180.14 km) WSW | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 135.18 miles (217.56 km) SSW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 152.78 miles (245.87 km) NNE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 12 | 166.85 miles (268.53 km) WSW | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 170.41 miles (274.25 km) SSE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 172.51 miles (277.63 km) SSE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 201.06 miles (323.58 km) SE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,280.45 miles (19,763.43 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,247.21 miles (19,709.93 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,232.69 miles (19,686.56 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,219.47 miles (19,665.28 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,194.17 miles (19,624.57 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,172.11 miles (19,589.07 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,169.84 miles (19,585.41 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,168.48 miles (19,583.23 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,163.24 miles (19,574.79 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,130.94 miles (19,522.80 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,114.92 miles (19,497.03 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 12,096.37 miles (19,467.17 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 13 | 12,073.01 miles (19,429.58 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 12,043.59 miles (19,382.23 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,880.05 miles (19,119.04 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |