Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Winchester, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Winchester Regional Airport (WGO), Winchester, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,623 miles (or 5,831 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 Lyneham and Winchester Regional 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 Lyneham and Winchester Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WGO / KOKV |
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Location: | Winchester, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'38"N by 78°8'39"W |
Area Served: | Winchester, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Winchester Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WGO |
More Information: | WGO Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- On 16 October 1946, 511 squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator.
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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.
- A single enemy aircraft attacked the station on 19 September 1940, dropping an incendiary and two high explosive bombs before strafing part of the airfield.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- 99 Squadron reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with the Avro York, it operated as part of the Berlin Airlift.
- On 14 October 1942, 511 squadron was formed from No.
- The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
Facts about Winchester Regional Airport (WGO):
- Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Winchester Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Winchester Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,619 miles (18,699 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Winchester Regional Airport", another name for WGO is "OKV".
- Winchester Regional Airport covers an area of 375 acres at an elevation of 726 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) is Front Royal–Warren County Airport (FRR), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of WGO.