Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, United States and Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, United States and London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,485 miles (or 7,219 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 Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and London Biggin Hill 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 Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and London Biggin Hill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNA / KXNA |
Airport Name: | Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport |
Location: | Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°16'54"N by 94°18'28"W |
Area Served: | Fayetteville / Springdale, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1288 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XNA |
More Information: | XNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQH / EGKB |
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Location: | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'50"N by 0°1'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Airports Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQH |
More Information: | BQH Maps & Info |
Facts about Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA):
- XNA opened in November 1998 as a replacement airport for commercial traffic previously served by Fayetteville's aging and inadequate Drake Field, which was undersized to serve the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas region.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 547,871 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 530,087 enplanements in 2009, and 549,195 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,773 miles (17,337 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is Smith Field (SLG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WSW of XNA.
- Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has 2 runways.
- The airport recently completed a ticket counter expansion, and is planning two large warehouse additions.
Facts about London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH):
- The closest airport to London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of BQH.
- London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) has 2 runways.
- Between the wars, the airfield was used by a number of experimental units, working on instrument design, ground based anti-aircraft defences, and night flying.
- The furthest airport from London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,892 miles (19,139 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "London Biggin Hill Airport", another name for BQH is "Biggin Hill Airport".
- In 2001, the London Borough of Bromley as freeholder of the airport succeeded in an action in the Court of Appeal.
- Towards the end of 1963, the Orpington Urban District Council was approached by the Board of Trade as to whether the Council would purchase Biggin Hill airfield.
- Besides the passenger terminal and RAF enclave, other former RAF buildings still exist in the 'North Camp' to the west of the main runway, including the Sergeant's Mess of 1932, the Airmen's Institute of circa 1926, the former Station Headquarters building of 1931 and several barrack blocks.
- In the grounds of the airport an Air Scout centre can be found.
- Because of London Biggin Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at London Biggin Hill 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.