Nonstop flight route between Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Ware, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom and Ware Airport (UWA), Ware, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,286 miles (or 5,288 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 Coningsby and Ware 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 Coningsby and Ware Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QCY / EGXC |
Airport Name: | RAF Coningsby |
Location: | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°5'35"N by 0°9'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from QCY |
More Information: | QCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UWA / |
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Location: | Ware, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°16'55"N by 72°12'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Richard O'Riley |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 483 feet (147 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UWA |
More Information: | UWA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Coningsby (QCY):
- The furthest airport from RAF Coningsby (QCY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,781 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Coningsby is also the home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and their Visitor Centre.
- The base received its first jet aircraft — the English Electric Canberra — in 1953.
- The station is also home to No.
- The closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of QCY.
Facts about Ware Airport (UWA):
- Because of Ware Airport's relatively low elevation of 483 feet, planes can take off or land at Ware 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.
- Ware Airport (UWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ware Airport", another name for UWA is "MA53".
- The closest airport to Ware Airport (UWA) is Worcester Regional Airport (ORH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of UWA.
- The furthest airport from Ware Airport (UWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,737 miles (18,888 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.