Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China:
Departure Airport:
(51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°29'38"N by 109°51'43"E)
Distance from NHT to DSN:
4,879.57 miles (7,852.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,880 miles (or 7,853 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 Ordos Ejin Horo 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 Ordos Ejin Horo 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: | DSN / ZBDS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'38"N by 109°51'43"E |
| Area Served: | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSN |
| More Information: | DSN Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- During the construction of Heathrow Airport, Northolt was used for commercial civil flights, becoming the busiest airport in Europe for a time and a major base for British European Airways.
- On 1 June 1960, an Avro Anson aircraft suffered engine failure soon after take-off from Northolt and crash-landed on top of the nearby Express Dairies plant in South Ruislip.
- 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.
- Since 1 June 1998, station commanders have served as aides-de-camp to Her Majesty the Queen.
Facts about Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN):
- The closest airport to Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) is Baotou Airport (BAV), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) N of DSN.
- In addition to being known as "Ordos Ejin Horo Airport", other names for DSN include "鄂尔多斯伊金霍洛机场" and "È'ěrduōsī Yījīn Huòluò Jīchǎng".
- Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) is Zapala Airport (APZ), which is nearly antipodal to Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (meaning Ordos Ejin Horo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zapala Airport), and is located 12,401 miles (19,957 kilometers) away in Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina.
| 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 | 73.98 miles (119.07 km) N | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 2 | 139.73 miles (224.87 km) NE | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 142.94 miles (230.03 km) SSE | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 4 | 164.04 miles (263.99 km) W | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 5 | 191.99 miles (308.97 km) SE | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 196.14 miles (315.65 km) ENE | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 198.11 miles (318.82 km) S | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 8 | 203.36 miles (327.27 km) WSW | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 9 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) W | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 273.13 miles (439.57 km) ESE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 11 | 281.21 miles (452.56 km) ENE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 12 | 283.57 miles (456.36 km) SSW | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 286.31 miles (460.77 km) SE | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 14 | 286.93 miles (461.77 km) WSW | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 15 | 295.34 miles (475.30 km) NNE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,400.96 miles (19,957.36 km) S | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,376.38 miles (19,917.81 km) SW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,370.24 miles (19,907.93 km) SE | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,340.57 miles (19,860.17 km) E | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,324.23 miles (19,833.87 km) WSW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,313.95 miles (19,817.33 km) SSE | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,310.32 miles (19,811.50 km) SSE | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,307.14 miles (19,806.38 km) SSW | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,297.87 miles (19,791.46 km) WSW | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,295.14 miles (19,787.06 km) S | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,294.41 miles (19,785.89 km) SSW | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,293.74 miles (19,784.80 km) ESE | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,289.89 miles (19,778.62 km) SE | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,279.41 miles (19,761.75 km) E | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,271.30 miles (19,748.69 km) SW | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |