Nonstop flight route between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), Kaohsiung, Taiwan and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,150 miles (or 9,898 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 Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, 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 Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH):

• Because of Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang 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 international terminal opened in 1997 and all gates have jet bridges.
• In addition to being known as "Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport)", other names for KHH include "高雄國際航空站高雄小港機場" and "Gāoxióng Guójì Hángkōngzhàn Gāoxióng Xiǎogǎng Jīchǎng".
• During the 1970s and 1980s, direct international flights were rare in Siaogang Airport, with Hong Kong and Tokyo being the only two destinations.
• Kaohsiung International Airport, also known as Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport for the Siaogang District where it is located, is a medium-sized commercial airport located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• The furthest airport from Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (meaning Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• The closest airport to Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) is Tainan Airport (TNN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of KHH.
• Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• In the spring of 1938, the Air Ministry acquired about 150 acres of open meadowland at Alconbury Hill, Huntingdonshire, expressly for use as a satellite airfield.
• The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The commercial buildings and barracks were dispersed in nearby farmland to the south east of the airfield on the other side of the A14 highway.
• RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
• The technical site on the north-west side was expanded where a single T2 hangar was also erected.