Nonstop flight route between Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom and Datong, Shanxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°38'53"N by 0°33'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°3'37"N by 113°28'54"E)
Distance from KNF to DAT:
4,884.19 miles (7,860.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Marham (KNF), Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom and Datong Yungang Airport (DAT), Datong, Shanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,884 miles (or 7,860 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 RAF Marham and Datong Yungang Airport, 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 RAF Marham and Datong Yungang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNF / EGYM |
| Airport Name: | RAF Marham |
| Location: | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°38'53"N by 0°33'2"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNF |
| More Information: | KNF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAT / ZBDT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Datong, Shanxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°3'37"N by 113°28'54"E |
| Area Served: | Datong, Shanxi, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Shanxi Civil Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3458 feet (1,054 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAT |
| More Information: | DAT Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Marham (KNF):
- The furthest airport from RAF Marham (KNF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,811 miles (19,008 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During 1980-82, 24 Hardened Aircraft Shelters were constructed to house future strike aircraft, which would eventually see the arrival of the Panavia Tornado in 1982.
- The GR4A is the reconnaissance variant of the Panavia Tornado but the modern reconnaissance equipment used on the Tornado is interchangeable between the GR4 and GR4A variants, and as such each squadron uses a mix of the two variants.
- The closest airport to RAF Marham (KNF) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of KNF.
Facts about Datong Yungang Airport (DAT):
- Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Datong Yungang Airport handled 117,423 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) is Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES), which is nearly antipodal to Datong Yungang Airport (meaning Datong Yungang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in San Antonio Oeste, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) is Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) ENE of DAT.
- In addition to being known as "Datong Yungang Airport", other names for DAT include "大同云冈机场" and "Dàtóng Yúngāng Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.58 miles (26.69 km) S | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 19.79 miles (31.86 km) S | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 23.11 miles (37.19 km) SSE | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 30.74 miles (49.48 km) E | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 34.42 miles (55.40 km) E | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 34.48 miles (55.48 km) SSW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 38.02 miles (61.19 km) WSW | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 42.37 miles (68.20 km) SSW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 42.87 miles (68.99 km) NW | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 46.64 miles (75.05 km) S | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 50.59 miles (81.42 km) SSE | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 12 | 50.65 miles (81.51 km) W | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 54.40 miles (87.55 km) SSW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 61.25 miles (98.58 km) WSW | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 63.49 miles (102.18 km) NNW | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,810.94 miles (19,007.81 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,779.79 miles (18,957.69 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,755.43 miles (18,918.48 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,754.53 miles (18,917.04 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,740.63 miles (18,894.67 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,720.45 miles (18,862.19 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,716.26 miles (18,855.44 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,711.92 miles (18,848.46 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,704.67 miles (18,836.79 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,686.30 miles (18,807.24 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,686.07 miles (18,806.85 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,667.38 miles (18,776.79 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,660.49 miles (18,765.70 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,659.62 miles (18,764.30 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,641.60 miles (18,735.30 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.46 miles (143.98 km) ENE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 2 | 102.88 miles (165.57 km) WNW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 139.10 miles (223.86 km) SSE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 4 | 155.16 miles (249.71 km) E | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 5 | 164.04 miles (264.00 km) E | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 6 | 166.29 miles (267.62 km) SSW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 186.83 miles (300.67 km) WNW | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 196.14 miles (315.65 km) W | Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 206.88 miles (332.93 km) SW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 215.64 miles (347.04 km) ESE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 11 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) SSE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 12 | 240.25 miles (386.64 km) E | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 243.28 miles (391.51 km) NNW | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 249.69 miles (401.83 km) SSE | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 264.15 miles (425.10 km) S | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,345.30 miles (19,867.78 km) WSW | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,342.94 miles (19,863.98 km) SE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,320.53 miles (19,827.92 km) SE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,296.31 miles (19,788.95 km) SE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,272.26 miles (19,750.23 km) SSE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,271.17 miles (19,748.48 km) ESE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,254.51 miles (19,721.68 km) ESE | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,243.64 miles (19,704.18 km) WSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,236.44 miles (19,692.60 km) SSW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,231.04 miles (19,683.90 km) ESE | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,210.05 miles (19,650.13 km) SSW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,192.58 miles (19,622.01 km) E | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,186.96 miles (19,612.95 km) WSW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,182.07 miles (19,605.09 km) ESE | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,168.22 miles (19,582.80 km) SSW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |