Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR), Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,708 miles (or 5,968 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 Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) 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 Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) 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: | YCR / CYCR |
| Airport Name: | Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport |
| Location: | Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°36'38"N by 97°45'36"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 707 feet (215 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCR |
| More Information: | YCR Maps & Info |
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.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- 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.
- RAF Northolt became home to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal aircraft, a modified Douglas C-54 Skymaster, in June 1944.
- Construction of the new aerodrome, to be named "RFC Military School, Ruislip", began in January 1915.
- 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 Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR):
- The closest airport to Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Jenpeg Airport (ZJG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of YCR.
- Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport's relatively low elevation of 707 feet, planes can take off or land at Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) 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 Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,307 miles (16,587 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
