Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS), Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,678 miles (or 7,528 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 Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" 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 Coningsby and Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International 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: | CCS / SVMI |
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Location: | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°36'11"N by 66°59'26"W |
Area Served: | Caracas, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 235 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CCS |
More Information: | CCS Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Coningsby (QCY):
- Following the Second World War, it had the Mosquito-equipped 109 Sqn and 139 Sqn, then became part of 3 Group, with Boeing Washington aircraft from 1950.
- Coningsby is also the home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and their Visitor Centre.
- In November 1984, the Tornado F3 squadrons began to form.
- 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 RAF Coningsby structure as of October 2010
- The closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of QCY.
Facts about Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS):
- In addition to being known as "Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport", another name for CCS is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar"".
- The furthest airport from Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is nearly antipodal to Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (meaning Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Blimbingsari Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,721 kilometers) away in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia.
- Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 235 feet, planes can take off or land at Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" 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.
- The closest airport to Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) is El Libertador (MYC), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) SW of CCS.
- It was regularly visited by the Anglo-French supersonic airliner Concorde.
- As part of an expansion plan, new international gates are currently in construction, and a section of the parking area has been cleared to build an airport hotel.
- From 1960 to 1997, it was the main hub for Viasa, Venezuela's former flag carrier till it went bankrupt.