Nonstop flight route between McAllen, Texas, United States and Newquay, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE), McAllen, Texas, United States and Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), Newquay, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,980 miles (or 8,014 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 McAllen Miller International Airport and Newquay Cornwall 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 McAllen Miller International Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFE / KMFE |
Airport Name: | McAllen Miller International Airport |
Location: | McAllen, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°10'32"N by 98°14'18"W |
Area Served: | McAllen, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of McAllen |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MFE |
More Information: | MFE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQY / EGDG |
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Location: | Newquay, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°26'26"N by 4°59'43"W |
Area Served: | Newquay and Cornwall |
Operator/Owner: | Cornwall Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQY |
More Information: | NQY Maps & Info |
Facts about McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE):
- The furthest airport from McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of McAllen Miller International Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at McAllen Miller 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.
- McAllen Miller International Airport covers an area of 370 acres at an elevation of 107 feet above mean sea level.
- McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) has 2 runways.
- The airport has on-site rental car companies.
- MFE is the busiest commercial passenger airport in the Rio Grande Valley metropolitan area.
- According to the updated 20-year Master Plan for MFE, runway 13/31 will be extended to 10,000 ft.
- The closest airport to McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) is General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of MFE.
- In 2008, a terminal capacity study was conducted to assess the future needs of the airport and possible terminal expansion to include eight gates, larger ticketing/office area, TSA security area queue.
Facts about Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY):
- In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair pulled out of the airport ceasing flights to London Stansted and Girona-Costa Brava Airport.
- The airfield was originally opened in 1933 as a civilian facility, but was requisitioned at the outbreak of World War II and named RAF Trebelzue to support other bases in the Cornwall area.
- In addition to being known as "Newquay Cornwall Airport", other names for NQY include "Ayrborth Tewynblustri Kernow" and "EGHQ".
- Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Newquay Cornwall Airport (meaning Newquay Cornwall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- By virtue of a recent Statutory Instrument issued on 22 September 2009, Newquay Airport will, from the coming in force of this instrument on 1 November 2009, be subject to current airport bylaws, as per Section 63 of the Airports Act 1986
- Newquay Cornwall Airport handled 174,891 passengers last year.
- Because of Newquay Cornwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Newquay Cornwall 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 runway is able to take the very largest and fastest of civil and military aircraft, having been built and maintained for decades as a United States Air Force ASW tactical nuclear bomber base.
- Flying operations at RAF St Mawgan ceased in December 2008.
- The closest airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Land's End Airport (LEQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of NQY.