Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Bathurst Airport (BHS), Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,497 miles (or 16,892 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 Bathurst 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 Bathurst Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):

• 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.
• In 1958, Headquarters, 7th Air Division of the Strategic Air Command, supporting SAC operations in UK relocated to High Wycombe from RAF South Ruislip, and commanded all SAC operations until 1965.
• Since 2009, the station has been responsible for reviewing UFO sightings as part of efforts to identify any possible unauthorised military incursions into UK airspace.
• 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.
• Buildings were designed to resemble other uses, such as the Officers' Mess which was built to look like a manor house.
• The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
• To preserve secrecy, the station was known as "Southdown" in March 1940, as part of a directive by the Air Ministry.

Facts about Bathurst Airport (BHS):

• Bathurst Airport (BHS) has 2 runways.
• Bathurst Airport handled 26,815 passengers last year.
• Located in the Central Tablelands, Bathurst Airport is served by one airline, Regional Express Airlines.
• The closest airport to Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Mudgee Airport (DGE), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) N of BHS.
• A chronological list of events that document the development of the airport are listed below.
• The furthest airport from Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Bathurst Airport (meaning Bathurst Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.