Nonstop flight route between Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Inongo Airport (INO), Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,880 miles (or 6,244 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 Inongo Airport and RAF Lyneham, 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 Inongo Airport and RAF Lyneham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Inongo Airport (INO):

• The furthest airport from Inongo Airport (INO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Inongo Airport (meaning Inongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Inongo Airport (INO) is Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NE of INO.

Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):

• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
• With the increase in air transport operations in the RAF, as opposed to ferrying, Transport Command was formed in March 1943.
• The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• From 1958 Lyneham became one of the 18 Stations designated as dispersal airfields for the RAF's nuclear deterrent V bomber Force.
• Royal Air Force Station Lyneham or more simply RAF Lyneham is a former Royal Air Force station located 6.3 miles north east of Chippenham, Wiltshire and 10.3 miles south west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
• Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 airfield became renowned for being the "gateway" between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
• Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.