Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Mahajanga, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Amborovy Airport (MJN), Mahajanga, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,460 miles (or 8,788 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Amborovy Airport, 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Amborovy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJN / FMNM |
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Location: | Mahajanga, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°40'0"S by 46°21'6"E |
Area Served: | Mahajanga, Madagascar |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJN |
More Information: | MJN Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In October 1941 two of its flights with 16 Wellingtons were dispatched to operate from Malta, supposedly on an emergency detachment.
- In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- The 501 CSW ensures United Kingdom-based air base groups are resourced, sustained, trained and equipped to exacting command standards in order to provide mission support that enables United States and NATO war fighters to conduct full spectrum flying operations during expeditionary deployments, theatre munitions movements, global command and control communications to forward deployed locations, support for theatre intelligence operations and joint/combined training.
- Satellite bases were considered one answer to this threat – a landing ground within reasonable road travel distance of the parent airfield to which aircraft could be diverted if the home station was bombed or likely to be attacked.
- RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
- In addition, two underground gasoline storage facilities, with a total capacity of 216,000 gallons were situated at points adjacent to the perimeter track, but at some distance from the explosive storage area.
Facts about Amborovy Airport (MJN):
- Amborovy Airport (MJN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Amborovy Airport (MJN) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,002 miles (17,705 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Amborovy Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Amborovy 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.
- The closest airport to Amborovy Airport (MJN) is Soalala Airport (DWB), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) WSW of MJN.
- In addition to being known as "Amborovy Airport", another name for MJN is "Philibert Tsiranana Airport".