Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Relizane, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Relizane Airport (QZN), Relizane, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,093 miles (or 1,759 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 relatively short distance between RAF Northolt and Relizane Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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.
• Northolt became an active base during the Second World War for Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force squadrons in their defence of the United Kingdom.
• In December 1946, after taking off during a heavy snowstorm, a Douglas DC-3 operated by British European Airways, flying from Northolt to Glasgow, crashed onto the roof of a house in South Ruislip.
• The outbreak of the First World War necessitated a new aerodrome for the Royal Flying Corps.
• The Ministry of Defence launched Project MoDEL in 2006 to consolidate many of its London-based operations at RAF Northolt.
• 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.
• Much media attention focused on the airfield when the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, arrived there from Villacoublay airfield, in Paris, France, after her death in a car crash in the city on 31 August 1997.

Facts about Relizane Airport (QZN):

• Because of Relizane Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Relizane 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 Relizane Airport (QZN) is Ghriss Airport (MUW), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SW of QZN.
• The furthest airport from Relizane Airport (QZN) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Relizane Airport (meaning Relizane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Relizane Airport (QZN) currently has only 1 runway.