Nonstop flight route between Yining, Xinjiang, China and Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yining Airport (YIN), Yining, Xinjiang, China and RAF Marham (KNF), Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,562 miles (or 5,733 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 Yining Airport and RAF Marham, 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 Yining Airport and RAF Marham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIN / ZWYN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Yining, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°57'20"N by 81°19'49"E | 
| Area Served: | Yining, Xinjiang, China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2185 feet (666 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YIN | 
| More Information: | YIN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNF / EGYM | 
| Airport Name: | RAF Marham | 
| Location: | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°38'53"N by 0°33'2"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KNF | 
| More Information: | KNF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Yining Airport (YIN):
- The closest airport to Yining Airport (YIN) is Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) NE of YIN.
- In addition to being known as "Yining Airport", other names for YIN include "伊宁机场" and "Yíníng Jīchǎng".
- Yining Airport (YIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yining Airport (YIN) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,184 miles (17,999 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
Facts about RAF Marham (KNF):
- Queen Elizabeth II is the Honorary Air Commodore of Marham and has made a number of visits to the airfield, most recently on 3 February 2014.
- The closest airport to RAF Marham (KNF) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of KNF.
- The furthest airport from RAF Marham (KNF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,811 miles (19,008 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The station crest depicts a glaring blue bull, symbolic of a deterrent and awarded in 1957 with the arrival of nuclear capability.
- In 1935, work started on a new airfield which became active on 1 April 1937, with a resident heavy bomber unit from within 3 Group, RAF Bomber Command.




