Nonstop flight route between Duxford, England, United Kingdom and Bulolo, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), Duxford, England, United Kingdom and Bulolo Airport (BUL), Bulolo, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,803 miles (or 14,167 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 Duxford Aerodrome and Bulolo 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 Duxford Aerodrome and Bulolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Duxford Aerodrome (QFO):

• Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Duxford Aerodrome", other names for QFO include "Royal Air Force Station Duxford" and "USAAF Station 357".
• The furthest airport from Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,843 miles (19,060 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The 78th Fighter Group arrived at Duxford from RAF Goxhill in April 1943.
• On average sixty Spitfires and Hurricanes were dispersed around Duxford and RAF Fowlmere every day.
• Duxford airfield dates to 1918 when many of the buildings were constructed by German prisoner-of-war labour.
• The closest airport to Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of QFO.
• The 78th Fighter Group returned to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey in October 1945 and was inactivated on 18 October.
• Because of Duxford Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Duxford Aerodrome 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 airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum and is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the American Air Museum.

Facts about Bulolo Airport (BUL):

• The furthest airport from Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,669 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• Bulolo Airport (BUL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of BUL.