Nonstop flight route between Trona, California, United States and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Trona Airport (TRH), Trona, California, United States and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,300 miles (or 8,530 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 Trona Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375, 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 Trona Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Trona Airport (TRH):

• The furthest airport from Trona Airport (TRH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Trona Airport (TRH) is Inyokern Airport (IYK), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of TRH.
• Trona Airport covers an area of 150 acres at an elevation of 1,718 feet above mean sea level.
• Trona Airport (TRH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Trona Airport", another name for TRH is "L72".

Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):

• The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
• Besides the air depot, Honington also housed an operational fighter unit when the 364th Fighter Group took up residence at Honington in February 1944, arriving from Santa Maria AAF, California.
• The group patrolled the English Channel during the Normandy invasion in June 1944, and, while continuing escort operations, supported ground forces in France after the invasion by strafing and bombing locomotives, marshalling yards, bridges, barges, and other targets.
• In 1941, a Junkers Ju 88 was shot down by ground fire from Honington.
• In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
• With the departure of the USAAF in February 1946, Honington airfield was returned to the RAF.
• English Electric Canberra bomber squadrons, 10, XV, 44, and 57 were based at RAF Honington from February 1955 to 1957.