Nonstop flight route between Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States and Grimsby, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(40°30'57"N by 106°51'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W)
Distance from SBS to GSY:
4,623.44 miles (7,440.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS), Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States and RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,623 miles (or 7,441 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 Steamboat Springs Airport and RAF Binbrook, 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 Steamboat Springs Airport and RAF Binbrook. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBS / KSBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°30'57"N by 106°51'59"W |
| Area Served: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Steamboat Springs |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6882 feet (2,098 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBS |
| More Information: | SBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSY / EGXB |
| Airport Name: | RAF Binbrook |
| Location: | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GSY |
| More Information: | GSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS):
- In addition to being known as "Steamboat Springs Airport", another name for SBS is "Bob Adams Field".
- The closest airport to Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) is Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) W of SBS.
- The furthest airport from Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,891 miles (17,527 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport covers 436 acres at an elevation of 6,882 feet.
- Steamboat Springs Airport is a city owned airport three miles northwest of Steamboat Springs, in Routt County, Colorado.
- Because of Steamboat Springs Airport's high elevation of 6,882 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- There is no air traffic control tower.
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- Royal Air Force Station Binbrook or RAF Binbrook is a former Royal Air Force station near Brookenby, Lincolnshire, England, that was primarily used by Bomber Command.
- In 1989 RAF Binbrook alongside RAF Little Rissington served as the USAAF airbase for filming for the 1990 movie Memphis Belle.
- After the departure of IX and 12 squadrons in 1959, Binbrook housed Gloster Javelin all-weather fighters belonging to 64 squadron, as well as the Central Fighter Establishment.
- In the mid 90s, Lincolnshire Police and Humberside Police used the site to teach riot control techniques to its Police Officers.
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
- The furthest airport from RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.62 miles (29.97 km) W | Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) | Hayden, Colorado, United States |     |
| 2 | 34.45 miles (55.45 km) W | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 60.42 miles (97.24 km) S | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 4 | 64.20 miles (103.32 km) N | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 82.15 miles (132.21 km) SW | Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) | Rifle, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 83.02 miles (133.61 km) NE | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 89.34 miles (143.78 km) S | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 90.77 miles (146.07 km) N | Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 92.54 miles (148.92 km) ESE | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 94.16 miles (151.53 km) SSE | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 97.58 miles (157.04 km) E | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) ESE | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 112.89 miles (181.68 km) ENE | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 116.19 miles (186.99 km) ENE | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 117.50 miles (189.10 km) E | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,890.70 miles (17,526.84 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,777.45 miles (17,344.59 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,752.55 miles (17,304.51 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,731.00 miles (17,269.83 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,589.48 miles (17,042.07 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,469.27 miles (16,848.62 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,464.86 miles (16,841.52 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,422.84 miles (16,773.90 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,342.95 miles (16,645.32 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,303.25 miles (16,581.43 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,301.80 miles (16,579.09 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,296.00 miles (16,569.77 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,280.81 miles (16,545.32 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,268.78 miles (16,525.95 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,254.57 miles (16,503.09 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.63 miles (17.11 km) NNW | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 24.44 miles (39.33 km) S | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 32.78 miles (52.75 km) W | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 48.71 miles (78.39 km) W | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 52.79 miles (84.96 km) SSW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 62.88 miles (101.20 km) SW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 63.49 miles (102.18 km) SSE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 66.16 miles (106.48 km) WNW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 74.80 miles (120.37 km) S | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 78.46 miles (126.26 km) SSE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 80.02 miles (128.78 km) SSE | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 81.65 miles (131.40 km) SE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) SE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 82.42 miles (132.64 km) SSW | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 85.35 miles (137.35 km) W | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,764.44 miles (18,932.98 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,751.19 miles (18,911.66 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,749.59 miles (18,909.08 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,733.53 miles (18,883.24 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,732.58 miles (18,881.71 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,700.95 miles (18,830.81 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,695.95 miles (18,822.77 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,684.39 miles (18,804.15 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,673.65 miles (18,786.88 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,672.10 miles (18,784.38 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,669.71 miles (18,780.52 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,645.41 miles (18,741.42 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,637.23 miles (18,728.27 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,628.91 miles (18,714.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,623.98 miles (18,706.94 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |