Nonstop flight route between Wabush, Labrador, Canada and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wabush Airport (YWK), Wabush, Labrador, Canada and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,654 miles (or 4,272 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 Wabush Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Wabush Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wabush Airport (YWK):

• Wabush Airport (YWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Wabush Airport (YWK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,174 miles (17,982 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Wabush Airport (YWK) is Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) ENE of YWK.

Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):

• RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
• Due to RAF Fairford's location and infrastructure, the airfield is designated as a forward operating location for the US Air Force.
• Operations staff and maintenance personnel were permanently assigned, but aircraft, aircrews and crew chiefs were temporarily assigned to the 11th Strategic Group for the European Tanker Task Force on rotation.
• On 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom.
• The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
• On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.