Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Lycksele, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Lycksele Airport (LYC), Lycksele, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,129 miles (or 1,818 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 relatively short distance between RAF High Wycombe and Lycksele Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LYC / ESNL |
Airport Name: | Lycksele Airport |
Location: | Lycksele, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°32'53"N by 18°42'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Lycksele Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 705 feet (215 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYC |
More Information: | LYC Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- The motto of RAF High Wycombe in Latin is 'Non Sibi', which translates as 'not for ourselves'.
- 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.
- To preserve secrecy, the station was known as "Southdown" in March 1940, as part of a directive by the Air Ministry.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- 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 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.
Facts about Lycksele Airport (LYC):
- Because of Lycksele Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Lycksele 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.
- The furthest airport from Lycksele Airport (LYC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,888 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lycksele Airport (LYC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lycksele Airport (LYC) is Vilhelmina Airport (VHM), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of LYC.