Nonstop flight route between Naypyidaw, Myanmar and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT), Naypyidaw, Myanmar and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,440 miles (or 8,754 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 Naypyitaw International Airport and RAF Northolt, 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 Naypyitaw International Airport and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT):

• The total area of the ground, first and second floors of the building is 63,000 square metres.
• The closest airport to Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) is Loikaw Airport (LIW), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) E of NYT.
• Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,792 miles (18,977 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Naypyitaw International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Naypyitaw International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naypyitaw International Airport", another name for NYT is "နေပြည်တော် အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ်".

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• Civil flights ceased when the central area at Heathrow opened in 1954 with Northolt reverting to sole military use in May that year.
• 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.
• 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.
• Construction of the new aerodrome, to be named "RFC Military School, Ruislip", began in January 1915.
• In January 2012, it was reported that the future of station was under review by the Ministry of Defence as part of efforts to reduce defence spending.
• RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles from Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London.
• Squadrons based at RAF Northolt during the battle shot down a total of 148 Luftwaffe aircraft and damaged 52.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• Thirty Allied airmen including servicemen from Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, New Zealand, Poland and the United Kingdom were killed flying from RAF Northolt during the Battle of Britain, of whom ten were Polish.