Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Edmonton International Airport (YEG), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,228 miles (or 6,804 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 Edmonton International 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 Edmonton International 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):

• Northolt pre-dates the establishment of the Royal Air Force by almost three years, having opened in May 1915.
• 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 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.
• During 1952 a total of 50,000 air movements were recorded per annum, making the airfield the busiest in Europe.
• The outbreak of the First World War necessitated a new aerodrome for the Royal Flying Corps.
• Since 1 June 1998, station commanders have served as aides-de-camp to Her Majesty the Queen.
• In August 1996, a Spanish Learjet operated by Mar Aviation overshot runway 25 and collided with a van heading eastward on the A40 Western Avenue.
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• In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.

Facts about Edmonton International Airport (YEG):

• The closest airport to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is CFB Edmonton (YED), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of YEG.
• An expansion program initiated in October 2007 is nearing completion.
• Summer highs can reach 35.3 °C, while winter lows have reached −48.3 °C, creating one of the widest temperature swings of a major airport in Canada.
• An eight-storey, 213-room Renaissance hotel, which opened in Spring 2014, is located adjacent to the north terminal.
• Edmonton International Airport handled 6,983,229 passengers last year.
• Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.