Nonstop flight route between Yangon, Myanmar and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yangon International Airport (RGN), Yangon, Myanmar and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,519 miles (or 8,883 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 Yangon International Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375, 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 Yangon International Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGN / VYYY |
Airport Name: | Yangon International Airport |
Location: | Yangon, Myanmar |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°54'25"N by 96°7'59"E |
Area Served: | Yangon |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Republic of Union of Myanmar |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGN |
More Information: | RGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEQ / EGXH |
Airport Name: | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 |
Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from BEQ |
More Information: | BEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Yangon International Airport (RGN):
- Yangon International Airport (RGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Pathein Airport (BSX), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) W of RGN.
- In 2013, a contract worth $150 million to upgrade the Yangon Airport, to cope with the surging passengers and air traffic, was awarded to a consortium led by an affiliate of Asia World.
- Because of Yangon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Yangon International 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 Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,882 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Yangon International Airport handled 3,100,000 passengers last year.
- The Mural of Kandawgyi Lake
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- Construction of Honington airfield began in 1935, and the facility was opened on 3 May 1937.
- IX Squadron reformed at RAF Honington in August 1982, becoming the world's first Panavia Tornado GR1 squadron.
- IX Squadron flew the first RAF bombing raid of the Second World War on 4 September 1939 flying a mission against the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic resulting in the loss of two Wellingtons.
- The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
- The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Although the last mission by the 364th took place on 25 April 1945, the group did not depart until November, returning to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, for inactivation.