Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Johor Bahru, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Senai International Airport (JHB), Johor Bahru, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,785 miles (or 10,920 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 Fairford and Senai International 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 Fairford and Senai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JHB / WMKJ |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°38'26"N by 103°40'13"E |
Area Served: | Johor, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JHB |
More Information: | JHB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- Due to RAF Fairford's location and infrastructure, the airfield is designated as a forward operating location for the US Air Force.
- 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.
- In the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK.
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- The runway was completed in 1953, and served as a forward airbase for the first Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas.
Facts about Senai International Airport (JHB):
- In addition to being known as "Senai International Airport", another name for JHB is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سناي Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان إسماعيل".
- On 8 July 2008, Kuwait's Al-Aqeelah announced a project to build an aviation academy near the airport.
- The closest airport to Senai International Airport (JHB) is Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) S of JHB.
- The furthest airport from Senai International Airport (JHB) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Senai International Airport (meaning Senai International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,344 miles (19,865 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Today, this airport is managed by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, the first independent airport operator in Malaysia, after taking over the operations of the airport from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad in 2003.
- Because of Senai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Senai International 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.
- Senai International Airport (JHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 12 February 2009, the Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Management Ltd opened its third Plaza Premium Lounge in Senai International Airport.
- Senai International Airport is connected with Senai Airport Highway.