Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Jacksonville, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX), Jacksonville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,229 miles (or 6,806 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 Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1, 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 Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1. 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: | IJX / KIJX | 
| Airport Name: | Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 | 
| Location: | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°25'12"N by 81°38'24"W | 
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IJX | 
| More Information: | IJX Maps & Info | 
Facts about RAF Coningsby (QCY):
- 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.
 - RAF Coningsby was opened in 1940 as a bomber station.No.
 - Coningsby is also the home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and their Visitor Centre.
 - The closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of QCY.
 
Facts about Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX):
- The closest airport to Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of IJX.
 - The City of Jacksonville reopened it as Jacksonville Imeson Airport.
 - By 1941 the airport had expanded to 600 acres adding five hangars, a terminal building and five asphalt runways, the longest being 7,000 feet.
 - The furthest airport from Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,442 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Because of Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 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 unit was called to active duty on 10 October 1950 as a result of the outbreak of the Korean War.
 
