Nonstop flight route between Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Condobolin Airport (CBX), Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,306 miles (or 16,585 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 Condobolin 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 Condobolin 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: | CBX / YCDO |
Airport Name: | Condobolin Airport |
Location: | Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°3'53"S by 147°12'29"E |
Area Served: | Condobolin, New South Wales and surrounding area |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBX |
More Information: | CBX 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 Condobolin Airport (CBX):
- Condobolin Airport (CBX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Condobolin Airport (CBX) is Forbes Airport (FRB), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of CBX.
- The furthest airport from Condobolin Airport (CBX) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Condobolin Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Condobolin 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.
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- 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.
- RAF Honington is also now home to 611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron due to the closure of RAF Watton in April 2012, requiring their conversion to the Grob 109B Vigilant motor glider.
- In 1941, a Junkers Ju 88 was shot down by ground fire from Honington.
- With the departure of the USAAF in February 1946, Honington airfield was returned to the RAF.
- In June 1942, the airfield was transferred to the USAAF and was upgraded to a Class A Bomber base.
- 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.