Nonstop flight route between Hyvinkää, Finland and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV), Hyvinkää, Finland and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,149 miles (or 1,849 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 Hyvinkää Airfield and RAF Northolt, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYV / EFHV |
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| Location: | Hyvinkää, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°39'15"N by 24°52'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hyvinkään Ilmailukerho |
| Elevation: | 430 feet (131 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYV |
| More Information: | HYV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
| Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
| Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
| More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV):
- Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Hyvinkää Airfield's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyvinkää Airfield 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hyvinkää Airfield", another name for HYV is "Hyvinkään lentokenttä".
- The furthest airport from Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,978 miles (17,667 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of HYV.
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- Construction of the new aerodrome, to be named "RFC Military School, Ruislip", began in January 1915.
- Four Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft arrived at the station from RAF Coningsby on 2 May 2012 to take part in a security exercise as part of preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
- After the Battle of Britain, the station remained a base for daytime fighter operations, with No.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- Much media attention focused on the airfield when the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, arrived there from Villacoublay airfield, in Paris, France, after her death in a car crash in the city on 31 August 1997.
- During 1952 a total of 50,000 air movements were recorded per annum, making the airfield the busiest in Europe.
- The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
