Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Anderson, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Anderson Municipal Airport (AID), Anderson, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,939 miles (or 6,340 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 Northolt and Anderson Municipal 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 Northolt and Anderson Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AID / KAID |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Anderson, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°6'30"N by 85°36'47"W |
Area Served: | Anderson, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Anderson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AID |
More Information: | AID Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- Squadrons based at RAF Northolt during the battle shot down a total of 148 Luftwaffe aircraft and damaged 52.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- Civil flights ceased when the central area at Heathrow opened in 1954 with Northolt reverting to sole military use in May that year.
- No. 600 Squadron and No.
- Since 1 June 1998, station commanders have served as aides-de-camp to Her Majesty the Queen.
- In 1943, the station became the first to fly sorties using Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs in German airspace in support of bomber operations.
- 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.
- Northolt received its first gate guardian, a Spitfire F.Mk 22, in September 1963.
Facts about Anderson Municipal Airport (AID):
- Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) has 2 runways.
- Because of Anderson Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Anderson Municipal 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 closest airport to Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) is Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of AID.
- The furthest airport from Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,221 miles (18,058 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Anderson Municipal Airport", another name for AID is "Darlington Field".