Nonstop flight route between Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Grimsby, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaben Airport (KBT), Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,098 miles (or 13,032 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 Kaben Airport and RAF Binbrook, 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 Kaben Airport and RAF Binbrook. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBT / |
| Airport Name: | Kaben Airport |
| Location: | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°53'35"N by 170°50'41"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBT |
| More Information: | KBT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSY / EGXB |
| Airport Name: | RAF Binbrook |
| Location: | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GSY |
| More Information: | GSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaben Airport (KBT):
- The island has an airport, Kaben Airport.
- Kaben or Kaven is a small island in the Maloelap Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Because of Kaben Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaben 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 Kaben Airport (KBT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kaben Airport (meaning Kaben Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Kaben Airport (KBT) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of KBT.
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
- From 1965, Binbrook was the home to the English Electric Lightnings of 5 Squadron, joined by the similarly equipped 11 Squadron in 1972.
- On 8 September 1970, Captain William Schaffner, an American exchange pilot flying BAC Lightnings with 5 Squadron, took off from Binbrook in the plane XS894 at 22:06, armed with two Red Top air-to-air missiles.
- The furthest airport from RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
- As of 2012 a majority of the accommodation blocks have been demolished.
