Nonstop flight route between Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Tambov, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW), Tambov, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,687 miles (or 2,714 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 relatively short distance between RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 and Tambov Donskoye Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBW / UUOT |
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Location: | Tambov, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°48'20"N by 41°28'58"E |
Area Served: | Donskoye, Tambov Oblast, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBW |
More Information: | TBW Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- IX Squadron flew the first RAF bombing raid of the Second World War on 4 September 1939 flying a mission against the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic resulting in the loss of two Wellingtons.
- 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.
- 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.
- With the departure of the USAAF in February 1946, Honington airfield was returned to the RAF.
- The 364th FG flew escort, dive-bombing, strafing, and patrol missions in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
- 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.
Facts about Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW):
- Because of Tambov Donskoye Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambov Donskoye 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.
- Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tambov Donskoye Airport", another name for TBW is "Аэропорт Тамбов Донское".
- The furthest airport from Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,611 miles (17,076 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Lipetsk Airport (LPK), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) W of TBW.