Nonstop flight route between Xangongo, Angola and Grimsby, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN), Xangongo, Angola and RAF Binbrook (GSY), Grimsby, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,934 miles (or 7,940 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 Vila Roçadas/Xangongo 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 Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport and RAF Binbrook. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XGN / FNXA |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Xangongo, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°45'19"S by 14°57'53"E |
Area Served: | Xangongo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3635 feet (1,108 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XGN |
More Information: | XGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSY / EGXB |
Airport Name: | RAF Binbrook |
Location: | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°26'44"N by 0°12'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSY |
More Information: | GSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN):
- The closest airport to Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) is Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), which is located 156 miles (252 kilometers) NW of XGN.
- The furthest airport from Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is nearly antipodal to Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (meaning Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Johnston Atoll Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,536 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport", another name for XGN is "Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (Xangongo)".
Facts about RAF Binbrook (GSY):
- The Control Tower and adjacent Fire Section were demolished in 1995.
- RAF Binbrook was opened as a Bomber Command station in June 1940 during the Second World War home to No.
- RAF Binbrook (GSY) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Binbrook (GSY) is Humberside Airport (HUY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of GSY.
- In 1989 RAF Binbrook alongside RAF Little Rissington served as the USAAF airbase for filming for the 1990 movie Memphis Belle.