Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Yichun, Jiangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°48'11"N by 114°18'29"E)
Distance from GSY to YIC:
5,598.00 miles (9,009.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), Yichun, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,598 miles (or 9,009 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 Yichun Mingyueshan 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 Yichun Mingyueshan 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: | YIC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yichun, Jiangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°48'11"N by 114°18'29"E |
| Area Served: | Yichun, Jiangxi, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIC |
| More Information: | YIC 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 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.
- RAF Binbrook was opened as a Bomber Command station in June 1940 during the Second World War home to No.
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
Facts about Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC):
- Because of Yichun Mingyueshan Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yichun Mingyueshan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yichun Mingyueshan Airport", other names for YIC include "宜春明月山机场", "Yíchūn Míngyuèshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSYC".
- The furthest airport from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is nearly antipodal to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (meaning Yichun Mingyueshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of YIC.
| 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 | 70.46 miles (113.39 km) SSE | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 71.68 miles (115.36 km) WNW | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 120.34 miles (193.67 km) WSW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 121.46 miles (195.48 km) NE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 137.91 miles (221.94 km) SSE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 146.86 miles (236.35 km) NE | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 179.59 miles (289.02 km) WNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 194.03 miles (312.26 km) WSW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 202.74 miles (326.28 km) SSW | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 203.79 miles (327.96 km) ENE | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 206.01 miles (331.53 km) N | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 12 | 210.41 miles (338.63 km) SE | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 13 | 212.82 miles (342.51 km) NW | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 251.34 miles (404.50 km) WNW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 253.40 miles (407.81 km) NE | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.12 miles (19,927.03 km) S | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,361.16 miles (19,893.30 km) SSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,351.58 miles (19,877.89 km) W | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,308.84 miles (19,809.11 km) SSE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,231.93 miles (19,685.34 km) S | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,204.77 miles (19,641.63 km) SSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,197.80 miles (19,630.41 km) S | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,178.63 miles (19,599.56 km) SSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,167.84 miles (19,582.19 km) WSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,165.80 miles (19,578.92 km) ESE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,148.76 miles (19,551.48 km) S | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,145.44 miles (19,546.14 km) E | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,126.23 miles (19,515.23 km) SSE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,117.78 miles (19,501.64 km) ESE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,104.43 miles (19,480.15 km) SSW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |