Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Miquelon Airport (MQC), Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,470 miles (or 3,975 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 relatively short distance between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Miquelon Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• Squadrons 15 and 40 converted from Battles to Bristol Blenheim bombers, but did not take part in bombing raids with the new type until the German Blitzkrieg was unleashed in May 1940.
• The first American Eighth Air Force unit to take residence at RAF Alconbury was the 93d Bombardment Group, known as the "Travelling Circus" from Fort Myers AAF, Florida on 7 September 1942.
• Royal Air Force Alconbury or RAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station in the United Kingdom, located in Huntingdon, England.
• 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 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.
• RAF Alconbury is about 0.308 sq mi in area.
• This was the time of the Blitz, when many parts of Britain were being subjected to an almost nightly series of heavy air raids.

Facts about Miquelon Airport (MQC):

• The furthest airport from Miquelon Airport (MQC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Miquelon Airport (MQC) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are no direct flights from France.
• The closest airport to Miquelon Airport (MQC) is Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of MQC.
• In addition to being known as "Miquelon Airport", another name for MQC is "Aéroport de Miquelon".
• Because of Miquelon Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Miquelon 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.
• Miquelon Airport is a regional airport that serves the settlement of Miquelon in the commune of Miquelon-Langlade, in the French overseas community of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland.