Nonstop flight route between High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Amboseli, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom and Amboseli Airport (ASV), Amboseli, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,364 miles (or 7,023 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 High Wycombe and Amboseli 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 High Wycombe and Amboseli Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYC / EGUH |
Airport Name: | RAF High Wycombe |
Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'53"N by 0°48'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from HYC |
More Information: | HYC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASV / HKAM |
Airport Name: | Amboseli Airport |
Location: | Amboseli, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°38'31"S by 37°15'0"E |
Area Served: | Amboseli, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 3757 feet (1,145 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ASV |
More Information: | ASV Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- During the Second World War High Wycombe was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- Operationally during the Cold War the Director UKWMO would have been located at the United Kingdom Regional Air Operations Command within Strike Command's Operations Centre nuclear bunker at RAF High Wycombe to instigate the national Four minute air raid warnings, with the Deputy Director located at a standby UK RAOC, described at the time as being "elsewhere in the UK", but has since been revealed as being at Goosnargh near Preston within the UKWMO Western Sector nuclear bunker.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- The furthest airport from RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,867 miles (19,098 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England.
- In 1958, Headquarters, 7th Air Division of the Strategic Air Command, supporting SAC operations in UK relocated to High Wycombe from RAF South Ruislip, and commanded all SAC operations until 1965.
- Since 2009, the station has been responsible for reviewing UFO sightings as part of efforts to identify any possible unauthorised military incursions into UK airspace.
Facts about Amboseli Airport (ASV):
- The closest airport to Amboseli Airport (ASV) is Moshi Airport (QSI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) S of ASV.
- Amboseli Airport is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province, in Amboseli National Park, in south-central Kenya, close to the international border with the Republic of Tanzania.
- The furthest airport from Amboseli Airport (ASV) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,542 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- At 1,145 metres above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway that measures 1,001 metres in length.