Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Delta, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), Delta, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,708 miles (or 7,577 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 Boundary Bay 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 Boundary Bay 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):

• In 1943, the station became the first to fly sorties using Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs in German airspace in support of bomber operations.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
• An additional memorial to British, Polish, Australian and New Zealand aircrew killed during the Battle of Britain was unveiled in September 2010.
• 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.
• Civil flights ceased when the central area at Heathrow opened in 1954 with Northolt reverting to sole military use in May that year.

Facts about Boundary Bay Airport (YDT):

• In addition to being known as "Boundary Bay Airport", another name for YDT is "Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport".
• Following the closure of Canadian Forces Station Ladner, the site was used by the community of Ladner for picnics, public fairs and auto racing.
• Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Boundary Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Boundary Bay 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 Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NW of YDT.
• A new maintenance hangar at the airport is now complete, and the old maintenance hangar has been declared a Heritage site.
• The furthest airport from Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• As of February 2010, Alpha Aviation has since opened the new terminal just off taxiway "C".
• Fuel System Icing Inhibitor and oil are also available.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.