Nonstop flight route between Tomsk, Russia and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF), Tomsk, Russia and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,266 miles (or 5,257 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 Tomsk Bogashevo Airport and RAF Northolt, 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 Tomsk Bogashevo Airport and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF):

• Construction of a new runway and facilities for flights to Central Asia began in 2006.
• The closest airport to Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of TOF.
• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport handled 22,632 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Tomsk Bogashevo Airport", another name for TOF is "Аэропорт "Богашёво"".
• Because of Tomsk Bogashevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Tomsk Bogashevo 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 Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• RAF Northolt became home to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal aircraft, a modified Douglas C-54 Skymaster, in June 1944.
• Northolt became an active base during the Second World War for Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force squadrons in their defence of the United Kingdom.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• An additional memorial to British, Polish, Australian and New Zealand aircrew killed during the Battle of Britain was unveiled in September 2010.
• RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles from Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London.
• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Squadrons based at RAF Northolt during the battle shot down a total of 148 Luftwaffe aircraft and damaged 52.
• In August 1996, a Spanish Learjet operated by Mar Aviation overshot runway 25 and collided with a van heading eastward on the A40 Western Avenue.