Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Lichinga, Mozambique:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Lichinga Airport (VXC), Lichinga, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,043 miles (or 8,115 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 Lichinga 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 Lichinga 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: | VXC / FQLC |
Airport Name: | Lichinga Airport |
Location: | Lichinga, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°16'26"S by 35°15'59"E |
Area Served: | Lichinga |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4505 feet (1,373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VXC |
More Information: | VXC 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.
- The TSR2's intended replacement — the General Dynamics F-111 — was shelved when its costs overshot the UK's budget.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of QCY.
- The station is also home to No.
- Coningsby is also the home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and their Visitor Centre.
- Since June 2007 the Typhoons of No.
Facts about Lichinga Airport (VXC):
- Because of Lichinga Airport's high elevation of 4,505 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VXC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VXC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lichinga Airport (VXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lichinga Airport (VXC) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,622 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Lichinga Airport (VXC) is Salima Airport (LMB), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SW of VXC.