Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Coen, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Coen Airport (CUQ), Coen, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,143 miles (or 14,714 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 Coen 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 Coen 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: | CUQ / YCOE |
Airport Name: | Coen Airport |
Location: | Coen, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°45'42"S by 143°7'0"E |
Area Served: | Coen, Queensland |
Operator/Owner: | Cook Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 533 feet (162 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUQ |
More Information: | CUQ Maps & Info |
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.
- 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 Ministry of Defence and Serco Group agreed a ten-year contract in February 2010 whereby Serco would provide support services at RAF High Wycombe and RAF Halton, including leisure services, general engineering and catering.
- 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.
Facts about Coen Airport (CUQ):
- The furthest airport from Coen Airport (CUQ) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,621 miles (18,702 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- Because of Coen Airport's relatively low elevation of 533 feet, planes can take off or land at Coen 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.
- Coen Airport (CUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Coen Airport (CUQ) is Lockhart River Airport (IRG), which is located 69 miles (110 kilometers) N of CUQ.