Nonstop flight route between Limbe, Cameroon and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limbe Airport (VCC), Limbe, Cameroon and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,378 miles (or 5,436 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 Limbe Airport and RAF Mildenhall, 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 Limbe Airport and RAF Mildenhall. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCC / |
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Location: | Limbe, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'59"N by 9°12'1"E |
Area Served: | Limbe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 381 feet (116 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VCC |
More Information: | VCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHZ / EGUN |
Airport Name: | RAF Mildenhall |
Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from MHZ |
More Information: | MHZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Limbe Airport (VCC):
- In addition to being known as "Limbe Airport", another name for VCC is "Limbe Airport (Limbe)".
- The closest airport to Limbe Airport (VCC) is Douala International Airport (DLA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of VCC.
- Because of Limbe Airport's relatively low elevation of 381 feet, planes can take off or land at Limbe 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 furthest airport from Limbe Airport (VCC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Limbe Airport (meaning Limbe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,829 miles (19,037 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The tactical component of the 100 ARW is the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, flying the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker.
- In August 1979, the 6954th Security Squadron was designated as the 6954th Electronic Security Squadron to coincide with the designation of United States Air Force Security Service as the Electronic Security Command.
- Following this propitious beginning, RAF Mildenhall received its first squadron and aircraft with the arrival of 99B Squadron, equipped with Handley Page Heyford bombers.
- The squadron was redesignated as the 727 AMS on 15 March 2001.
- Also administratively assigned to the 488th Intelligence Squadron is Operating Location Souda Bay, Crete.
- The 352nd develops and implements peacetime and wartime contingency plans.
- The 501st Combat Support Wing was activated at RAF Mildenhall on 21 May 2005.
- RAF Mildenhall hosts units from four different major USAF commands – Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Mobility Command and United States Air Forces in Europe.
- The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron conducts RC-135 Rivet Joint flight operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres of operations as tasked by National Command Authorities and European Command.