Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Along Airport (IXV), Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,880 miles (or 7,853 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 Along 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 Along 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: | IXV / VEAN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°10'31"N by 94°48'6"E |
| Area Served: | Along, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXV |
| More Information: | IXV 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 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 Phantom's role changed to air defence in October 1974 when the base joined 11 Group in RAF Strike Command, when the SEPECAT Jaguar took over the ground attack role.
Facts about Along Airport (IXV):
- Along Airport (IXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Along Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Along 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 "Along Airport", another name for IXV is "आलोएनजी हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Along Airport (IXV) is Pasighat Airport (IXT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of IXV.
- The furthest airport from Along Airport (IXV) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,583 miles (18,641 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
