Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Midland, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Midland Airpark (MDD), Midland, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,957 miles (or 7,978 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 Midland Airpark, 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 Midland Airpark. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• 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.
• An Armed Forces Community Covenant between the station and Wycombe District Council was signed on 16 April 2012, designed to strengthen the links between the military and the local community.
• 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.
• 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.
• The motto of RAF High Wycombe in Latin is 'Non Sibi', which translates as 'not for ourselves'.

Facts about Midland Airpark (MDD):

• The closest airport to Midland Airpark (MDD) is Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SW of MDD.
• Midland Airpark (MDD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Midland Airpark (MDD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,200 miles (18,024 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.