Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Rensselaer, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Jasper County Airport (RNZ), Rensselaer, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,961 miles (or 6,375 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 Jasper County 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 Jasper County 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):

• 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.
• In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of 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.
• RAF Northolt became home to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal aircraft, a modified Douglas C-54 Skymaster, in June 1944.
• The remains of a Hawker Hurricane flown by Flying Officer Ludwik Witold Paszkiewicz, the first pilot in No. 303 Squadron to shoot down an enemy aircraft, were donated to the station in June 2008.
• 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.

Facts about Jasper County Airport (RNZ):

• The furthest airport from Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,126 miles (17,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Jasper County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Rensselaer, a city in Jasper County, Indiana, United States.
• Jasper County Airport (RNZ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of RNZ.
• Jasper County Airport covers an area of 108 acres at an elevation of 698 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Jasper County Airport", another name for RNZ is "RZL".
• Because of Jasper County Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Jasper County 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.