Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Dillon, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(53°5'35"N by 0°9'57"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°26'57"N by 79°22'6"W)
Distance from QCY to DLL:
3,936.19 miles (6,334.66 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- QCY Airport Information
- DLL Airport Information
- Facts about QCY
- Facts about DLL
- Map of Nearest Airports to QCY
- List of Nearest Airports to QCY
- Map of Furthest Airports from QCY
- List of Furthest Airports from QCY
- Map of Nearest Airports to DLL
- List of Nearest Airports to DLL
- Map of Furthest Airports from DLL
- List of Furthest Airports from DLL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Dillon County Airport (DLL), Dillon, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,936 miles (or 6,335 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 Dillon County 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 Dillon County 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: | DLL / KDLC |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Dillon, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'57"N by 79°22'6"W |
| Area Served: | Dillon, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Dillon County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLL |
| More Information: | DLL 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.
- The BBMF is accessed via a separate side entrance, with a car park, to the west of the airfield.
- RAF Coningsby was opened in 1940 as a bomber station.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.
- The base received its first jet aircraft — the English Electric Canberra — in 1953.
Facts about Dillon County Airport (DLL):
- Because of Dillon County Airport's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillon County 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 "Dillon County Airport", another name for DLL is "DLC".
- Dillon County Airport (DLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dillon County Airport (DLL) is Lumberton Municipal Airport (LBT), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of DLL.
- The furthest airport from Dillon County Airport (DLL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,610 miles (18,684 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| 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 | 20.80 miles (33.48 km) ENE | Lumberton Municipal Airport (LBT) | Lumberton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 23.68 miles (38.12 km) N | Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MXE) | Maxton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 23.99 miles (38.61 km) WNW | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 27.27 miles (43.88 km) SW | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 38.10 miles (61.32 km) WNW | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 41.23 miles (66.35 km) N | Mackall Army Airfield (HFF) | Camp Mackall, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.89 miles (69.03 km) W | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 46.60 miles (74.99 km) NE | Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 53.17 miles (85.57 km) NNE | Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 53.76 miles (86.51 km) NNE | Pope Field (POB) | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 54.46 miles (87.65 km) N | Moore County Airport (SOP) | Pinehurst / Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 57.44 miles (92.45 km) SE | Grand Strand Airport (CRE) | North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 58.77 miles (94.57 km) SSE | Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 64.82 miles (104.32 km) WSW | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 67.57 miles (108.74 km) ENE | Clinton-Sampson County Airport (CTZ) | Clinton, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,609.80 miles (18,684.12 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,590.61 miles (18,653.24 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,571.73 miles (18,622.85 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,559.65 miles (18,603.40 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,552.96 miles (18,592.64 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,548.72 miles (18,585.82 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,541.93 miles (18,574.89 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,534.28 miles (18,562.58 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,522.32 miles (18,543.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,506.14 miles (18,517.29 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,468.55 miles (18,456.79 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,464.94 miles (18,450.99 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,464.58 miles (18,450.41 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.73 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,461.59 miles (18,445.60 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |