Nonstop flight route between Braintree, England, United Kingdom and Natashquan, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom and Natashquan Airport (YNA), Natashquan, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,623 miles (or 4,221 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 MDPGA Wethersfield and Natashquan 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 MDPGA Wethersfield and Natashquan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WXF / EGVT |
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Location: | Braintree, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°58'26"N by 0°30'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military airfield, private airfield |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from WXF |
More Information: | WXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNA / CYNA |
Airport Name: | Natashquan Airport |
Location: | Natashquan, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°11'23"N by 61°47'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipalité du Canton de Natashquan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNA |
More Information: | YNA Maps & Info |
Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):
- MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
- Starting in July 1966, bases in Turkey, Spain, and Italy were transferred from Tactical Air Command to USAFE.
- In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
- The Operational Support Unit moved to Wethersfield from RAF Wittering and has been permanently based there since May 1992.
- The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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 20th Fighter Bomber Wing established an operational detachment at Wheelus AB, Libya, in February 1958.
- The fighter squadrons of the 20th had been in constant rotation since the arrival of the wing at Wethersfield in 1952.
- Formerly known as RAF Wethersfield, it opened in 1944.
- In June 1955 the 20th FBW started receiving the F-84F "Thunderstreak" in addition to its F-84Ds and F-84Gs.
- The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
- The group returned to the United States in July 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, on 23 October 1945.
Facts about Natashquan Airport (YNA):
- Natashquan Airport (YNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Natashquan Airport (YNA) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Natashquan Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Natashquan 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 closest airport to Natashquan Airport (YNA) is Kégashka Airport (ZKG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of YNA.