Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Cozumel International Airport (CZM), Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,953 miles (or 7,971 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 Cozumel 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 Cozumel 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: | CZM / MMCZ |
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| Location: | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°30'54"N by 86°55'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Mexico/Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
| Airport Type: | Civil and Military |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CZM |
| More Information: | CZM 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.
- RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England.
- The actor David Jason officially opened the station's new welfare centre, named after Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott, in July 2011.
- 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.
- During the Second World War High Wycombe was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- From 1983 to 1984 there was a peace camp protesting against the building of a bunker there at that time to house RAF Strike Command.
- 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'.
Facts about Cozumel International Airport (CZM):
- In 2003, the terminal was renovated and expanded.
- The closest airport to Cozumel International Airport (CZM) is Cancún International Airport (CUN), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) N of CZM.
- The furthest airport from Cozumel International Airport (CZM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,810 miles (19,006 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Cozumel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Cozumel 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.
- Cozumel International Airport (CZM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Cozumel International Airport", another name for CZM is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel".
