Nonstop flight route between Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM), Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,701 miles (or 5,957 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 Chatham-Kent 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 Chatham-Kent Airport and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCM / |
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Location: | Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°18'21"N by 82°4'54"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 645 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCM |
More Information: | XCM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM):
- The closest airport to Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of XCM.
- In addition to being known as "Chatham-Kent Airport", other names for XCM include "Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport" and "CYCK".
- Because of Chatham-Kent Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Chatham-Kent 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 Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,341 miles (18,252 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport was previously identified as CNZ3.
- Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- 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.
- Starting in 1946 the airfield was used by civil aviation during the construction of nearby Heathrow Airport.
- In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
- 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.
- Thirty Allied airmen including servicemen from Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, New Zealand, Poland and the United Kingdom were killed flying from RAF Northolt during the Battle of Britain, of whom ten were Polish.
- 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 overnight base of the London Air Ambulance moved to RAF Northolt from Denham Aerodrome in February 2013.