Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Bukhara, Uzbekistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Bukhara International Airport (BHK), Bukhara, Uzbekistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,142 miles (or 5,057 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 High Wycombe and Bukhara International 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 High Wycombe and Bukhara International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYC / EGUH |
| Airport Name: | RAF High Wycombe |
| Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'53"N by 0°48'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYC |
| More Information: | HYC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHK / UTSB |
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| Location: | Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'29"N by 64°28'59"E |
| Area Served: | Bukhara |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Uzbekistan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 751 feet (229 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHK |
| More Information: | BHK Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- The station crest, incorporating a thunderbolt and two pillars to symbolise the support the station gave to Bomber Command, was approved on 23 November 1966.
- The actor David Jason officially opened the station's new welfare centre, named after Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott, in July 2011.
- To preserve secrecy, the station was known as "Southdown" in March 1940, as part of a directive by the Air Ministry.
- The motto of RAF High Wycombe in Latin is 'Non Sibi', which translates as 'not for ourselves'.
- The furthest airport from RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,867 miles (19,098 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The location of the station was originally suggested by Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott when the Air Ministry was seeking a new, secure, site for Bomber Command away from London.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
Facts about Bukhara International Airport (BHK):
- In addition to being known as "Bukhara International Airport", another name for BHK is "Buxoro Xalqaro Aeroporti".
- Because of Bukhara International Airport's relatively low elevation of 751 feet, planes can take off or land at Bukhara International 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 closest airport to Bukhara International Airport (BHK) is Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) SW of BHK.
- The furthest airport from Bukhara International Airport (BHK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,498 miles (18,504 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bukhara International Airport (BHK) currently has only 1 runway.
