Nonstop flight route between Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Bangassou, Central African Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Bangassou Airport (BGU), Bangassou, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,505 miles (or 5,640 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 Hatfield Aerodrome and Bangassou 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 Hatfield Aerodrome and Bangassou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF):

• Because of Hatfield Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 254 feet, planes can take off or land at Hatfield Aerodrome 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 redevelopment of the main airfield site commenced in the late 1990s.
• The closest airport to Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is London Luton Airport (LTN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of HTF.
• The furthest airport from Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,860 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The ICAO code, EGTH, has subsequently been reallocated to Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.
• Geoffrey de Havilland, pioneering aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland Aircraft Company purchased some farmland close to Hatfield as his existing site at Stag Lane, Edgware was being encroached upon by expanding housing developments in the London suburbs.
• Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) has 2 runways.
• The de Havilland Aircraft Company was acquired by Hawker Siddeley in 1960 and the de Havilland name ceased to be used in 1963.

Facts about Bangassou Airport (BGU):

• In addition to being known as "Bangassou Airport", another name for BGU is "Bangassou Airport (Bangassou)".
• The furthest airport from Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,972 miles (19,266 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) N of BGU.
• Bangassou Airport (BGU) currently has only 1 runway.