Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL), Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,400 miles (or 10,300 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 Sepé Tiaraju 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 Sepé Tiaraju 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: | GEL / SBNM |
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Location: | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°16'55"S by 54°10'8"W |
Area Served: | Santo Ângelo |
Operator/Owner: | DAP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1056 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GEL |
More Information: | GEL Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- Buildings were designed to resemble other uses, such as the Officers' Mess which was built to look like a manor house.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL):
- The closest airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) is João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of GEL.
- The furthest airport from Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (meaning Sepé Tiaraju Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,781 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
- Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sepé Tiaraju Airport", another name for GEL is "Aeroporto Sepé Tiaraju".