Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Miami, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Miami Municipal Airport (MIO), Miami, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,433 miles (or 7,134 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 AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Miami 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 AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Miami Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• The 423 ABG command section and orderly room are located at Alconbury as are many of the support units and recreational facilities for the area.
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• RAF Alconbury is about 0.308 sq mi in area.
• In addition, two underground gasoline storage facilities, with a total capacity of 216,000 gallons were situated at points adjacent to the perimeter track, but at some distance from the explosive storage area.
• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• The host unit at RAF Alconbury is the 423rd Air Base Group which supplies host unit services for Alconbury as well as RAF Molesworth.
• The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Miami Municipal Airport (MIO):

• Because of Miami Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami 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 Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of MIO.
• For a short time starting 1952 it had scheduled flights-- Ozark DC-3s.
• Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the year ending July 10, 2008 the airport had 12,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 32 per day.
• Miami Municipal Airport covers 300 acres at an elevation of 808 feet.
• The furthest airport from Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,743 miles (17,289 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.