Nonstop flight route between Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Mukalla, Yemen:
Departure Airport:
(52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°39'44"N by 49°22'30"E)
Distance from BEQ to MKX:
3,714.10 miles (5,977.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom and Riyan Airport (MKX), Mukalla, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,714 miles (or 5,977 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 Honington USAAF Station 375 and Riyan 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 Honington USAAF Station 375 and Riyan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEQ / EGXH |
| Airport Name: | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEQ |
| More Information: | BEQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKX / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mukalla, Yemen |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°39'44"N by 49°22'30"E |
| Area Served: | Mukalla |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKX |
| More Information: | MKX Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- Then, in May of that year, a Wellington returning from a night trip attempted to land at Honington with its wheels retracted.
- 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.
- From 1950 to 1956, RAF Honington housed No.
- Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England.
Facts about Riyan Airport (MKX):
- Because of Riyan Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Riyan 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.
- Riyan Airport (MKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Riyan Airport (MKX) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Riyan Airport", other names for MKX include "RIY", "OYRN" and "RIY".
- The closest airport to Riyan Airport (MKX) is Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) NNW of MKX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.20 miles (16.41 km) WNW | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 12.43 miles (20.00 km) W | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 23.11 miles (37.19 km) NNW | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 27.01 miles (43.47 km) WSW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 27.87 miles (44.85 km) SSW | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 27.98 miles (45.03 km) SE | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 7 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) NE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 32.23 miles (51.87 km) WSW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 36.36 miles (58.52 km) NE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.99 miles (62.75 km) SW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) W | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 53.46 miles (86.04 km) S | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 58.23 miles (93.71 km) WSW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 58.99 miles (94.93 km) SW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 65.07 miles (104.72 km) NW | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,833.67 miles (19,044.40 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,786.12 miles (18,967.88 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,763.34 miles (18,931.21 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,757.74 miles (18,922.20 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,744.02 miles (18,900.13 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,730.24 miles (18,877.95 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,722.84 miles (18,866.04 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,722.69 miles (18,865.80 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,716.87 miles (18,856.43 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,693.27 miles (18,818.44 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,692.07 miles (18,816.51 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,676.34 miles (18,791.20 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,674.75 miles (18,788.64 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,668.74 miles (18,778.97 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,648.23 miles (18,745.96 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 98.20 miles (158.03 km) NNW | Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) | Seiyun, Yemen | |
| 2 | 170.59 miles (274.54 km) W | Ataq Airport (AXK) | Ataq, Yemen | |
| 3 | 208.39 miles (335.37 km) SSE | Alula Airport (ALU) | Alula, Somalia | |
| 4 | 214.34 miles (344.95 km) ENE | Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) | Al Ghaydah, Yemen | |
| 5 | 221.82 miles (356.98 km) S | Candala Airport (CXN) | Candala, Somalia | |
| 6 | 234.50 miles (377.40 km) S | Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA) | Boosaaso, Somalia | |
| 7 | 244.38 miles (393.29 km) W | Beihan Airport (BHN) | Beihan, Yemen | |
| 8 | 308.37 miles (496.27 km) SSW | Erigavo Airport (ERA) | Erigavo, Somalia | |
| 9 | 317.98 miles (511.74 km) WSW | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 10 | 348.50 miles (560.86 km) W | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| 11 | 353.90 miles (569.54 km) ENE | Salalah Airport (SLL) | Salalah, Oman | |
| 12 | 357.17 miles (574.80 km) W | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 13 | 386.87 miles (622.61 km) WNW | Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) | Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 420.20 miles (676.24 km) SW | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 15 | 427.65 miles (688.23 km) W | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,944.59 miles (19,222.90 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,811.01 miles (19,007.93 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,791.82 miles (18,977.05 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,777.30 miles (18,953.68 km) ESE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,765.35 miles (18,934.44 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,748.13 miles (18,906.73 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,713.31 miles (18,850.70 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,641.49 miles (18,735.11 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,559.85 miles (18,603.72 km) E | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,431.11 miles (18,396.55 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,430.91 miles (18,396.22 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,403.90 miles (18,352.76 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,391.43 miles (18,332.69 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,382.00 miles (18,317.51 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,368.54 miles (18,295.84 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |