Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Cuito Cuanavale, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI), Cuito Cuanavale, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,772 miles (or 7,680 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 Cuito Cuanavale 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 Cuito Cuanavale 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: | CTI / FNCV |
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Location: | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°9'37"S by 19°9'25"E |
Area Served: | Cuito Cuanavale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3986 feet (1,215 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTI |
More Information: | CTI Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- Buildings were designed to resemble other uses, such as the Officers' Mess which was built to look like a manor house.
- 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 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 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.
- The actor David Jason officially opened the station's new welfare centre, named after Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott, in July 2011.
Facts about Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI):
- In addition to being known as "Cuito Cuanavale Airport", another name for CTI is "Cuito Cuanavale Airport (Cuito Cuanavale)".
- Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) NNE of CTI.