Nonstop flight route between Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Fairview, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom and Fairview Airport (ZFW), Fairview, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,102 miles (or 6,602 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 Fairview 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 Fairview 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: | ZFW / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Fairview, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°4'53"N by 118°25'59"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2169 feet (661 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZFW | 
| More Information: | ZFW Maps & Info | 
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
- The Control Tower and adjacent Fire Section were demolished in 1995.
- 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.
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Fairview Airport (ZFW):
- The furthest airport from Fairview Airport (ZFW) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,176 miles (16,377 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Fairview Airport (ZFW) is Peace River Airport (YPE), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of ZFW.
- In addition to being known as "Fairview Airport", another name for ZFW is "CEB5".
- Fairview Airport (ZFW) currently has only 1 runway.




