Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Lynn Lake Airport (YYL), Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,706 miles (or 5,964 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 Lynn Lake 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 Lynn Lake 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: | YYL / CYYL |
| Airport Name: | Lynn Lake Airport |
| Location: | Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°51'51"N by 101°4'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Lynn Lake |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1170 feet (357 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYL |
| More Information: | YYL Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- Squadrons based at RAF Northolt during the battle shot down a total of 148 Luftwaffe aircraft and damaged 52.
- Northolt pre-dates the establishment of the Royal Air Force by almost three years, having opened in May 1915.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of 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.
- On 1 June 1960, an Avro Anson aircraft suffered engine failure soon after take-off from Northolt and crash-landed on top of the nearby Express Dairies plant in South Ruislip.
- Four Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft arrived at the station from RAF Coningsby on 2 May 2012 to take part in a security exercise as part of preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- 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 Lynn Lake Airport (YYL):
- The furthest airport from Lynn Lake Airport (YYL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,119 miles (16,286 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lynn Lake Airport (YYL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lynn Lake Airport (YYL) is Laurie River Airport (LRQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSW of YYL.
