Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Iquitos, Loreto, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), Iquitos, Loreto, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,686 miles (or 9,150 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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: | IQT / SPQT |
Airport Name: | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport |
Location: | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°47'4"S by 73°18'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IQT |
More Information: | IQT 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.
- RAF High Wycombe is situated roughly three miles from the town of High Wycombe over three sites - No 1 Site houses the Command HQ and the Combined Air Operations Centre, No 2 Site houses the officers' mess, while No 3 site is the domestic site, airmen and NCO's quarters, MT yard, PT flight and Supply Flight.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of 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.
- During the Second World War High Wycombe was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The actor David Jason officially opened the station's new welfare centre, named after Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott, in July 2011.
Facts about Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT):
- The closest airport to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is La Chorrera Airport (LCR), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) NNE of IQT.
- Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (meaning Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.
- Because of Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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.