Nonstop flight route between Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV), Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,207 miles (or 8,379 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 Venustiano Carranza International 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 Venustiano Carranza International Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOV / MMMV |
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| Location: | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°57'20"N by 101°28'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1864 feet (568 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOV |
| More Information: | LOV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV):
- In addition to being known as "Venustiano Carranza International Airport", another name for LOV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Venustiano Carranza".
- The furthest airport from Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) is Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) SSE of LOV.
- Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- 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.
- In October 1941 two of its flights with 16 Wellingtons were dispatched to operate from Malta, supposedly on an emergency detachment.
- At one frying-pan-shaped hardstand on the north side of the airfield, an earth shooting-in butt was constructed.
- The technical site on the north-west side was expanded where a single T2 hangar was also erected.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- During the Second World War, it was controlled by the USAAF Eighth Air Force, from 23 February 1944 to 7 August 1945 the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, thereafter the United States Air Forces in Europe,
