Nonstop flight route between Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom and Bethel, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Marham (KNF), Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom and Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,539 miles (or 7,304 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 Marham and Bethel Seaplane Base, 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 Marham and Bethel Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNF / EGYM |
Airport Name: | RAF Marham |
Location: | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°38'53"N by 0°33'2"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from KNF |
More Information: | KNF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JBT / |
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Location: | Bethel, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°46'54"N by 161°44'35"W |
Area Served: | Bethel, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Public Domain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JBT |
More Information: | JBT Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Marham (KNF):
- During March 1944, RAF Marham closed for the construction of new concrete runways, perimeter track, and dispersal areas, marking the end of its wartime operations.
- The furthest airport from RAF Marham (KNF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,811 miles (19,008 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The current Station Commander is dual-hatted.
- Formerly the Tactical Armament Squadron, its mission statement is "To deliver and develop specialist, expeditionary armament capability to support UK defence policy".
- The closest airport to RAF Marham (KNF) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of KNF.
Facts about Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT):
- The furthest airport from Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Bethel Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel Seaplane Base 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bethel Seaplane Base", another name for JBT is "Z59".
- The closest airport to Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) is Bethel Airport (BET), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) W of JBT.
- Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) currently has only 1 runway.