Nonstop flight route between Soroako, Indonesia and Duxford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soroako Airport (SQR), Soroako, Indonesia and Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), Duxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,647 miles (or 12,306 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 Soroako Airport and Duxford Aerodrome, 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 Soroako Airport and Duxford Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SQR / WAWS |
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| Location: | Soroako, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°31'52"S by 121°21'27"E |
| Area Served: | Soroako |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1388 feet (423 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SQR |
| More Information: | SQR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QFO / EGSU |
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| Location: | Duxford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°5'26"N by 0°7'54"E |
| Area Served: | Imperial War Museum Duxford |
| Operator/Owner: | Imperial War Museum & Cambridgeshire County Council |
| Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QFO |
| More Information: | QFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Soroako Airport (SQR):
- The furthest airport from Soroako Airport (SQR) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is nearly antipodal to Soroako Airport (meaning Soroako Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lethem Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Lethem, Guyana.
- In addition to being known as "Soroako Airport", another name for SQR is "Bandara Soroako".
- Soroako Airport (SQR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Soroako Airport (SQR) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) W of SQR.
Facts about Duxford Aerodrome (QFO):
- On average sixty Spitfires and Hurricanes were dispersed around Duxford and RAF Fowlmere every day.
- The 78th FG was first equipped with P-47s and converted to P-51 Mustangs in December 1944.
- Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In 1936 Flight Lieutenant Frank Whittle, who was studying at Cambridge University, flew regularly from Duxford as a member of the Cambridge University Air Squadron.
- In addition to being known as "Duxford Aerodrome", other names for QFO include "Royal Air Force Station Duxford" and "USAAF Station 357".
- The airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum and is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the American Air Museum.
- 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 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 air echelon moved to Oujda, French Morocco during January–February 1943.
