Nonstop flight route between Jacobabad, Pakistan and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG), Jacobabad, Pakistan and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,825 miles (or 6,155 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 Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase and RAF Northolt, 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 Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG):

• Because of Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase's relatively low elevation of 185 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase 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 closest airport to Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) is Sukkur Airport (SKZ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of JAG.
• Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (meaning Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• RAF Northolt became home to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal aircraft, a modified Douglas C-54 Skymaster, in June 1944.
• 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.
• The outbreak of the First World War necessitated a new aerodrome for the Royal Flying Corps.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
• An additional memorial to British, Polish, Australian and New Zealand aircrew killed during the Battle of Britain was unveiled in September 2010.
• Starting in 1946 the airfield was used by civil aviation during the construction of nearby Heathrow Airport.
• Squadrons based at RAF Northolt during the battle shot down a total of 148 Luftwaffe aircraft and damaged 52.