Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Bambari, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Bambari Airport (BBY), Bambari, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,381 miles (or 5,441 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 Bambari 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 Bambari 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: | BBY / FEFM |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Bambari, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°50'49"N by 20°38'58"E |
Area Served: | Bambari |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1558 feet (475 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBY |
More Information: | BBY Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- In April 2013, the Ministry of Defence announced a proposal to increase the number of private flights from 7,000 to 12,000 per year as part of plans to increase the income generated by the airfield.
- Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
- 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.
- RAF Northolt became home to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal aircraft, a modified Douglas C-54 Skymaster, in June 1944.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
Facts about Bambari Airport (BBY):
- Bambari Airport (BBY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bambari Airport", another name for BBY is "Bambari Airport (Bambari)".
- The furthest airport from Bambari Airport (BBY) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bambari Airport (meaning Bambari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Bambari Airport (BBY) is Bria Airport (BIV), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) ENE of BBY.