Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Lovelock, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Derby Field (LOL), Lovelock, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,079 miles (or 8,173 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 Derby Field, 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 Derby Field. 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: | LOL / KLOL |
Airport Name: | Derby Field |
Location: | Lovelock, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°3'59"N by 118°33'53"W |
Area Served: | Lovelock, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Pershing County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3907 feet (1,191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOL |
More Information: | LOL 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.
- The motto of RAF High Wycombe in Latin is 'Non Sibi', which translates as 'not for ourselves'.
- 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 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 Derby Field (LOL):
- The closest airport to Derby Field (LOL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LOL.
- The furthest airport from Derby Field (LOL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Derby Field (LOL) has 2 runways.