Nonstop flight route between Yangon, Myanmar and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yangon International Airport (RGN), Yangon, Myanmar and RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,596 miles (or 9,006 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 Yangon International Airport and RAF High Wycombe, 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 Yangon International Airport and RAF High Wycombe. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yangon International Airport (RGN):

• The Mural of Kandawgyi Lake
• Yangon International Airport, located in Mingaladon, at 15 kilometres north of downtown Yangon, is the primary international airport of Burma and the third largest airport in the country after Mandalay international airport and Nay Pyi Taw international airport.
• The closest airport to Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Pathein Airport (BSX), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) W of RGN.
• Because of Yangon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Yangon International 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 Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,882 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• In 2013, a contract worth $150 million to upgrade the Yangon Airport, to cope with the surging passengers and air traffic, was awarded to a consortium led by an affiliate of Asia World.
• Yangon International Airport (RGN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Yangon International Airport handled 3,100,000 passengers last year.

Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):

• The furthest airport from RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,867 miles (19,098 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
• The location of the station was originally suggested by Wing Commander Alan Oakeshott when the Air Ministry was seeking a new, secure, site for Bomber Command away from London.
• Since 2009, the station has been responsible for reviewing UFO sightings as part of efforts to identify any possible unauthorised military incursions into UK airspace.
• The station crest, incorporating a thunderbolt and two pillars to symbolise the support the station gave to Bomber Command, was approved on 23 November 1966.
• Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, the Air Ministry sought a safe location for RAF Bomber Command away from London.