Nonstop flight route between San Juan Province, Argentina and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), San Juan Province, Argentina and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,138 miles (or 11,488 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 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 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 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAQ / SANU |
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| Location: | San Juan Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°37'18"S by 68°25'23"W |
| Area Served: | San Juan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
| Elevation: | 1957 feet (596 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAQ |
| More Information: | UAQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEQ / EGXH |
| Airport Name: | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEQ |
| More Information: | BEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ):
- The closest airport to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) is Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SSW of UAQ.
- The furthest airport from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) is Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN), which is nearly antipodal to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (meaning Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xiangyang Liuji Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Xiangfan, Hubei, China.
- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport", another name for UAQ is "Aeropuerto de San Juan – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento".
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- English Electric Canberra bomber squadrons, 10, XV, 44, and 57 were based at RAF Honington from February 1955 to 1957.
- 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.
- 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.
- RAF Honington is also now home to 611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron due to the closure of RAF Watton in April 2012, requiring their conversion to the Grob 109B Vigilant motor glider.
- Then, in May of that year, a Wellington returning from a night trip attempted to land at Honington with its wheels retracted.
- The 364th FG flew escort, dive-bombing, strafing, and patrol missions in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
- IX Squadron flew the first RAF bombing raid of the Second World War on 4 September 1939 flying a mission against the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic resulting in the loss of two Wellingtons.
