Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Morristown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), Morristown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,403 miles (or 5,476 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 Fairford and Morristown Municipal 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 Fairford and Morristown Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMU / KMMU |
Airport Name: | Morristown Municipal Airport |
Location: | Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'57"N by 74°24'54"W |
Area Served: | Morristown, New Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Morristown |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 187 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MMU |
More Information: | MMU Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, which continued until 1977.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.
Facts about Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU):
- The furthest airport from Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Morristown Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 187 feet, planes can take off or land at Morristown Municipal 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 Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is Essex County Airport (CDW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of MMU.
- Morristown Municipal Airport covers 625 acres at an elevation of 187 feet above mean sea level.
- Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) has 2 runways.