Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Weifang, Shandong, China:
Departure Airport:
(53°5'35"N by 0°9'57"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°38'48"N by 119°7'5"E)
Distance from QCY to WEF:
5,252.43 miles (8,452.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Weifang Airport (WEF), Weifang, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,252 miles (or 8,453 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 Weifang 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 Weifang 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: | WEF / ZSWF |
| Airport Name: | Weifang Airport |
| Location: | Weifang, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°38'48"N by 119°7'5"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WEF |
| More Information: | WEF 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 closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of 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.
- Coningsby is also the home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and their Visitor Centre.
- RAF Coningsby was opened in 1940 as a bomber station.No.
- Coningsby was the first airfield to receive the Phantoms, the Tornado ADV and was the first to receive its replacement, the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Facts about Weifang Airport (WEF):
- Because of Weifang Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Weifang 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 furthest airport from Weifang Airport (WEF) is Olavarría Airport (OVR), which is nearly antipodal to Weifang Airport (meaning Weifang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Olavarría Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Olavarría, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Weifang Airport (WEF) is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of WEF.
| 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 | 74.59 miles (120.04 km) ESE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 106.30 miles (171.08 km) W | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 117.46 miles (189.03 km) SSW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 134.80 miles (216.94 km) ENE | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 144.03 miles (231.79 km) S | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 175.83 miles (282.97 km) ENE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 181.02 miles (291.32 km) WSW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 196.58 miles (316.36 km) NNW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 9 | 198.27 miles (319.08 km) S | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 199.30 miles (320.74 km) SSW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 207.64 miles (334.17 km) NE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 12 | 221.31 miles (356.16 km) NNW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 230.84 miles (371.50 km) SSE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 231.88 miles (373.17 km) N | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 260.03 miles (418.48 km) W | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.33 miles (19,949.92 km) WSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,359.17 miles (19,890.10 km) SE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,358.45 miles (19,888.94 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,337.09 miles (19,854.57 km) WSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,330.11 miles (19,843.33 km) WSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,312.81 miles (19,815.50 km) SSW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,291.62 miles (19,781.39 km) S | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,276.89 miles (19,757.70 km) SSE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,266.86 miles (19,741.55 km) SW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,263.45 miles (19,736.06 km) ESE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,254.60 miles (19,721.82 km) SW | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,248.35 miles (19,711.75 km) E | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,238.86 miles (19,696.48 km) SW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,237.88 miles (19,694.90 km) SW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,236.84 miles (19,693.24 km) SW | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |