Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Mosteiros, Cape Verde:
Departure Airport:
(52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°2'42"N by 24°20'23"W)
Distance from AYH to MTI:
2,898.01 miles (4,663.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Mosteiros Airport (MTI), Mosteiros, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,898 miles (or 4,664 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 Mosteiros 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 Mosteiros Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTI / GVMT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mosteiros, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°2'42"N by 24°20'23"W |
| Area Served: | Mosteiros |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTI |
| More Information: | MTI Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (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.
- In May 1942, RAF Alconbury was allocated to the United States Eighth Air Force when a number of stations in East Anglia were turned over to the Americans after their entry into the war.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- Satellite bases were considered one answer to this threat – a landing ground within reasonable road travel distance of the parent airfield to which aircraft could be diverted if the home station was bombed or likely to be attacked.
Facts about Mosteiros Airport (MTI):
- In addition to being known as "Mosteiros Airport", another name for MTI is "Mosteiros Airport (Mosteiros)".
- Because of Mosteiros Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Mosteiros 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 Mosteiros Airport (MTI) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SW of MTI.
- The furthest airport from Mosteiros Airport (MTI) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mosteiros Airport (meaning Mosteiros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Misima Airport), and is located 12,081 miles (19,442 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- Mosteiros Airport (MTI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.06 miles (32.28 km) ESE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 24.08 miles (38.75 km) SE | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.36 miles (39.21 km) W | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 29.69 miles (47.78 km) E | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 31.05 miles (49.97 km) NW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 31.88 miles (51.31 km) SW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) E | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 34.32 miles (55.23 km) S | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.02 miles (61.19 km) ENE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.33 miles (61.69 km) SSE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.96 miles (65.92 km) SE | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 41.30 miles (66.47 km) S | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) E | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 50.48 miles (81.23 km) N | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.03 miles (85.34 km) W | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,821.01 miles (19,024.03 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.21 miles (19,017.90 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,793.45 miles (18,979.67 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,790.92 miles (18,975.60 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,778.61 miles (18,955.80 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,756.29 miles (18,919.86 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,753.65 miles (18,915.62 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,747.00 miles (18,904.92 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,738.73 miles (18,891.61 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,723.60 miles (18,867.25 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,723.53 miles (18,867.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,703.72 miles (18,835.27 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,695.88 miles (18,822.65 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,692.53 miles (18,817.25 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,679.24 miles (18,795.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.59 miles (23.48 km) SW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 57.09 miles (91.87 km) E | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 75.51 miles (121.51 km) E | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 106.65 miles (171.64 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 122.54 miles (197.21 km) NE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 132.40 miles (213.08 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 149.36 miles (240.37 km) NE | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 157.21 miles (253.00 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 457.86 miles (736.85 km) E | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 528.26 miles (850.14 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 528.87 miles (851.14 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 12 | 541.17 miles (870.93 km) ESE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 557.65 miles (897.45 km) E | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 567.33 miles (913.03 km) ESE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 585.32 miles (941.99 km) E | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,080.86 miles (19,442.21 km) SSE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 11,995.52 miles (19,304.88 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 11,974.81 miles (19,271.54 km) SW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,960.46 miles (19,248.44 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 11,960.20 miles (19,248.03 km) SSW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,951.21 miles (19,233.56 km) SE | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,949.98 miles (19,231.58 km) S | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,948.33 miles (19,228.93 km) SW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,910.07 miles (19,167.35 km) SW | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,909.65 miles (19,166.67 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,900.92 miles (19,152.63 km) SE | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 11,897.28 miles (19,146.77 km) SW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,889.07 miles (19,133.56 km) SSW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,889.04 miles (19,133.51 km) SE | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |