Nonstop flight route between Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,639 miles (or 7,466 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 Antlers Municipal Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375, 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 Antlers Municipal Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE):

• In addition to being known as "Antlers Municipal Airport", other names for ATE include "none" and "80F".
• The closest airport to Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ATE.
• Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Antlers Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 575 feet, planes can take off or land at Antlers 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 furthest airport from Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,810 miles (17,397 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):

• In the event, the F-111 never entered service with the RAF, and in 1968, the airfield became the UK base for the RAF's Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer bomber.
• The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
• Construction of Honington airfield began in 1935, and the facility was opened on 3 May 1937.
• Honington was assigned USAAF designation Station 375.
• In June 1942, the airfield was transferred to the USAAF and was upgraded to a Class A Bomber base.
• The 364th also flew air-sea rescue missions, engaged in patrol activities, and continued to support ground forces as the battle line moved through France and into Germany.
• Although the last mission by the 364th took place on 25 April 1945, the group did not depart until November, returning to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, for inactivation.