Nonstop flight route between Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Esquimalt Airport (YPF), Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,741 miles (or 7,630 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 Esquimalt 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 Esquimalt 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: | YPF / CWPF |
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| Location: | Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°25'58"N by 123°24'0"W |
| Area Served: | Esquimalt, British Columbia |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPF |
| More Information: | YPF 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 Esquimalt Airport (YPF):
- In addition to being known as "Esquimalt Airport", another name for YPF is "CYPF".
- The furthest airport from Esquimalt Airport (YPF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Esquimalt Airport (YPF) is Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH), which is located only 1 mile (1 kilometers) SE of YPF.
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- Honington was the last USAAF station to be returned to the RAF.
- 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.
- 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.
- Besides the air depot, Honington also housed an operational fighter unit when the 364th Fighter Group took up residence at Honington in February 1944, arriving from Santa Maria AAF, California.
- In 1941, a Junkers Ju 88 was shot down by ground fire from Honington.
