Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Borroloola Airport (BOX), Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,029 miles (or 14,530 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 Borroloola 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 Borroloola Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• After the Battle of Britain, the station remained a base for daytime fighter operations, with No.
• 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.
• 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.
• Starting in 1946 the airfield was used by civil aviation during the construction of nearby Heathrow Airport.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• 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.
• In January 2012, it was reported that the future of station was under review by the Ministry of Defence as part of efforts to reduce defence spending.

Facts about Borroloola Airport (BOX):

• The closest airport to Borroloola Airport (BOX) is McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of BOX.
• Borroloola Airport (BOX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Borroloola Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Borroloola 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 furthest airport from Borroloola Airport (BOX) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,463 miles (18,447 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.