Nonstop flight route between Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS), Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,147 miles (or 5,064 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 Chesterfield Inlet 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 Chesterfield Inlet 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS):

• The furthest airport from Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,130 miles (16,302 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of YCS.
• Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Chesterfield Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chesterfield Inlet 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.

Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):

• In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
• 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.
• In June 1942, the airfield was transferred to the USAAF and was upgraded to a Class A Bomber base.
• The Luftwaffe made several attacks on the airfield one of which killed about twenty airmen who were crossing the old parade ground on their way to tea.
• The 364th also flew air-sea rescue missions, engaged in patrol activities, and continued to support ground forces as the battle line moved through France and into Germany.
• 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.