Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ), Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,276 miles (or 14,928 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 Coningsby and Ayers Rock 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 Coningsby and Ayers Rock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | AYQ / YAYE |
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| Location: | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°11'9"S by 130°58'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYQ |
| More Information: | AYQ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Coningsby (QCY):
- Also based at Coningsby is the RAF's Fast Jet and Weapons Operational Evaluation Unit, a merger of the Strike/Attack OEU, the Tornado F.3 OEU and the Air-Guided Weapons OEU.
- Coningsby was the first airfield to receive the Phantoms, the Tornado ADV and was the first to receive its replacement, the Eurofighter Typhoon.
- The base received its first jet aircraft — the English Electric Canberra — in 1953.
- Since June 2007 the Typhoons of No.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of QCY.
Facts about Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ):
- In addition to being known as "Ayers Rock Airport", other names for AYQ include "Connellan Airport" and "Ayers Rock/Connellan Airport".
- The furthest airport from Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,463 miles (18,448 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Alice Springs Airport (ASP), which is located 207 miles (333 kilometers) ENE of AYQ.
- Ayers Rock Airport handled 309,089 passengers last year.
- The runway at Ayers Rock Airport is 2,599 m × 30 m.
