Nonstop flight route between Brunswick, Georgia, United States and Grimsby, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI), Brunswick, Georgia, United States and RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,174 miles (or 6,718 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 Malcolm McKinnon 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 Malcolm McKinnon Airport and RAF Binbrook. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI):

• The furthest airport from Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI) is Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SSI.
• Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI) has 2 runways.
• Because of Malcolm McKinnon Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Malcolm McKinnon 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.
• In addition to being known as "Malcolm McKinnon Airport", another name for SSI is "McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport".

Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):

• The station closed as a Main Operating Base in the 1980s, although it continued as a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Scampton into the early 1990s before eventually closing and all military activity ceasing, it was subsequently sold off for development.
• The Control Tower and adjacent Fire Section were demolished in 1995.
• In 1989 RAF Binbrook alongside RAF Little Rissington served as the USAAF airbase for filming for the 1990 movie Memphis Belle.
• 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.
• 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.
• As of 2012 a majority of the accommodation blocks have been demolished.
• RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.