Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Banning, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°55'20"N by 116°51'2"W)
Distance from NHT to BNG:
5,391.35 miles (8,676.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), Banning, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,391 miles (or 8,677 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 Banning 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 Banning 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: | BNG / KBNG |
| Airport Name: | Banning Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Banning, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'20"N by 116°51'2"W |
| Area Served: | Banning, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Banning |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2219 feet (676 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNG |
| More Information: | BNG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- Following Louis Blériot's first flight across the English Channel in 1909, the British Army considered the necessity of defending the United Kingdom from a future air attack.
- Northolt received its first gate guardian, a Spitfire F.Mk 22, in September 1963.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- 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.
- Thirty Allied airmen including servicemen from Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, New Zealand, Poland and the United Kingdom were killed flying from RAF Northolt during the Battle of Britain, of whom ten were Polish.
- 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.
Facts about Banning Municipal Airport (BNG):
- The furthest airport from Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of BNG.
- Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.54 miles (8.91 km) SSW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 16.36 miles (26.33 km) NNE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 18.69 miles (30.08 km) WNW | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 20.62 miles (33.19 km) E | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 22.33 miles (35.93 km) N | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) SW | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 24.66 miles (39.68 km) SW | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 24.75 miles (39.84 km) SE | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 26.37 miles (42.44 km) SSE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 29.41 miles (47.34 km) W | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 29.66 miles (47.74 km) SSE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 31.57 miles (50.81 km) SW | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 36.17 miles (58.21 km) NE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 36.65 miles (58.98 km) SW | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 36.68 miles (59.02 km) NNW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,871.18 miles (19,104.77 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,859.82 miles (19,086.49 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,837.81 miles (19,051.06 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,828.15 miles (19,035.52 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,815.57 miles (19,015.27 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,804.71 miles (18,997.79 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,797.07 miles (18,985.49 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,796.47 miles (18,984.54 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,790.50 miles (18,974.92 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,767.29 miles (18,937.57 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,765.63 miles (18,934.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,750.82 miles (18,911.07 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,746.58 miles (18,904.24 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,743.23 miles (18,898.85 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,722.72 miles (18,865.85 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.35 miles (26.31 km) SW | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 2 | 20.74 miles (33.38 km) ESE | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 3 | 23.63 miles (38.02 km) W | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 4 | 25.05 miles (40.31 km) WNW | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 5 | 25.05 miles (40.31 km) WNW | Norton Air Force Base (SBD) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 6 | 32.39 miles (52.12 km) W | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 7 | 34.14 miles (54.94 km) W | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 8 | 35.17 miles (56.60 km) ESE | Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 9 | 43.98 miles (70.77 km) WNW | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 10 | 44.63 miles (71.83 km) ESE | Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 11 | 45.20 miles (72.74 km) W | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 12 | 49.01 miles (78.87 km) NNW | Apple Valley Airport (APV) | Apple Valley, California, United States | |
| 13 | 49.68 miles (79.95 km) WNW | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 14 | 53.35 miles (85.85 km) WSW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 53.79 miles (86.56 km) ENE | Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,458.01 miles (18,439.83 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,446.92 miles (18,421.98 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,446.34 miles (18,421.05 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,422.77 miles (18,383.12 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,287.78 miles (18,165.88 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,177.37 miles (17,988.18 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,160.32 miles (17,960.75 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,133.66 miles (17,917.84 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,053.07 miles (17,788.14 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,014.59 miles (17,726.22 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,010.50 miles (17,719.64 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,000.69 miles (17,703.85 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,979.65 miles (17,669.98 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,969.43 miles (17,653.54 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,965.75 miles (17,647.62 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |