Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Nalchik Airport (NAL), Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,153 miles (or 3,464 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 Fairford and Nalchik Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | NAL / URMN |
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Location: | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°30'47"N by 43°38'17"E |
Area Served: | Nalchik |
Operator/Owner: | FSUE "Elbrus-Avia" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1460 feet (445 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAL |
More Information: | NAL Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- 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.
- On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
Facts about Nalchik Airport (NAL):
- Nalchik Airport (NAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nalchik Airport", another name for NAL is "Аэропорт Нальчик".
- The furthest airport from Nalchik Airport (NAL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,023 miles (17,739 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Nalchik Airport (NAL) is Beslan Airport (OGZ), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of NAL.