Nonstop flight route between Anderson, Indiana, United States and Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Anderson Municipal Airport (AID), Anderson, Indiana, United States and Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,014 miles (or 6,461 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 Anderson Municipal Airport and Manston 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 Anderson Municipal Airport and Manston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Anderson Municipal Airport (AID):

• Because of Anderson Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Anderson 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.
• Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Anderson Municipal Airport", another name for AID is "Darlington Field".
• The furthest airport from Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,221 miles (18,058 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) is Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of AID.

Facts about Manston Airport (MSE):

• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airfield today comprises 700 acres.
• Departures were offered during summer 2011 to Funchal with specialist operator Atlantic Holidays, operated by UK charter airline Monarch Airlines but have since been discontinued.
• The furthest airport from Manston Airport (MSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport closed on the 15 May 2014 along with the loss of 144 jobs.
• Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.
• On 14 November 2012, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced double daily flights from Manston to Amsterdam, with onwards connections to the rest of KLM's network.
• Its location near the Kent coast gave Manston some advantages over other aerodromes, and regular additions in men and machinery were soon made, particularly from Detling, in early days.
• Because of Manston Airport's relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Manston 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.
• After the plan was published, the Ministry of Defence announced its intention to sell off RAF Manston.
• The closest airport to Manston Airport (MSE) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of MSE.