Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and El Arish, Egypt:
Departure Airport:
(53°5'35"N by 0°9'57"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°4'23"N by 33°50'8"E)
Distance from QCY to AAC:
2,276.88 miles (3,664.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and El Arish International Airport (AAC), El Arish, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,277 miles (or 3,664 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 relatively short distance between RAF Coningsby and El Arish International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QCY / EGXC |
| Airport Name: | RAF Coningsby |
| Location: | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°5'35"N by 0°9'57"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from QCY |
| More Information: | QCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAC / HEAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Arish, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'23"N by 33°50'8"E |
| Area Served: | El Arish, Egypt, Gaza, Palestine |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAC |
| More Information: | AAC Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Coningsby (QCY):
- The closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of QCY.
- The base received its first jet aircraft — the English Electric Canberra — in 1953.
- The station is also home to No.
- The TSR2's intended replacement — the General Dynamics F-111 — was shelved when its costs overshot the UK's budget.
- Coningsby was the first airfield to receive the Phantoms, the Tornado ADV and was the first to receive its replacement, the Eurofighter Typhoon.
- The furthest airport from RAF Coningsby (QCY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,781 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about El Arish International Airport (AAC):
- El Arish International Airport (AAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- El Arish International Airport handled 15,166 passengers last year.
- Because of El Arish International Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at El Arish 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.
- It is the closest airport to the Gaza Strip and borders Egypt but despite it was not recognized by Egyptian civil aviation.
- The closest airport to El Arish International Airport (AAC) is Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) ENE of AAC.
- The furthest airport from El Arish International Airport (AAC) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,759 miles (18,925 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "El Arish International Airport", another name for AAC is "مطار العريش الدولي".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.44 miles (39.33 km) N | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 32.25 miles (51.90 km) SW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 34.12 miles (54.91 km) NNW | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 42.87 miles (68.99 km) SE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 43.54 miles (70.07 km) NW | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 50.48 miles (81.23 km) S | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 51.62 miles (83.08 km) WSW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 54.66 miles (87.97 km) WNW | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 56.14 miles (90.35 km) SSE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 57.12 miles (91.93 km) SSE | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 60.36 miles (97.14 km) SSW | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 63.00 miles (101.39 km) SSE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 65.07 miles (104.72 km) SE | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 66.93 miles (107.72 km) ESE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 68.48 miles (110.20 km) ESE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.72 miles (18,959.18 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,773.50 miles (18,947.56 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,763.96 miles (18,932.22 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,750.71 miles (18,910.89 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,747.22 miles (18,905.28 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,717.16 miles (18,856.90 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,714.75 miles (18,853.02 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,703.97 miles (18,835.67 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,694.09 miles (18,819.77 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,687.89 miles (18,809.79 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,686.28 miles (18,807.19 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,663.49 miles (18,770.53 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,655.43 miles (18,757.55 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,645.65 miles (18,741.81 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,644.28 miles (18,739.61 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.65 miles (46.10 km) ENE | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 2 | 33.89 miles (54.54 km) NE | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 3 | 54.47 miles (87.66 km) ENE | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 4 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) ESE | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 5 | 86.91 miles (139.86 km) ESE | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 6 | 89.35 miles (143.80 km) NE | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 7 | 90.68 miles (145.93 km) NE | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 8 | 93.44 miles (150.38 km) ENE | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 9 | 98.16 miles (157.97 km) NE | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 10 | 102.06 miles (164.25 km) SE | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 11 | 109.26 miles (175.83 km) SE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 12 | 117.01 miles (188.32 km) SSE | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| 13 | 123.16 miles (198.21 km) SE | King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) | Aqaba, Jordan | |
| 14 | 124.27 miles (200.00 km) SSE | Eilat Airport (ETH) | Eilat, Israel | |
| 15 | 134.91 miles (217.12 km) ENE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,759.21 miles (18,924.56 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,583.23 miles (18,641.35 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,551.12 miles (18,589.69 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,500.99 miles (18,509.00 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,487.65 miles (18,487.53 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,481.10 miles (18,476.99 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,478.18 miles (18,472.30 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,473.94 miles (18,465.48 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,471.48 miles (18,461.50 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,423.57 miles (18,384.41 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,410.38 miles (18,363.19 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,398.58 miles (18,344.19 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,396.90 miles (18,341.49 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,384.73 miles (18,321.90 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,379.82 miles (18,314.00 km) SE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |