Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,552 miles (or 7,325 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 Colby Municipal Airport and RAF Mildenhall, 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 Colby Municipal Airport and RAF Mildenhall. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBK / KCBK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Colby, Kansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Colby | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CBK | 
| More Information: | CBK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHZ / EGUN | 
| Airport Name: | RAF Mildenhall | 
| Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MHZ | 
| More Information: | MHZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
- Shalz Field covers 473 acres.
- The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- The 727 AMS is part of AMC's en route system that provides fixed and deployed maintenance, aerial port and command and control support to deployed command forces across the globe.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,829 miles (19,037 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron conducts RC-135 Rivet Joint flight operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres of operations as tasked by National Command Authorities and European Command.
- The mission of the 352 SOG is to serve as the focal point for all U.S.
- Despite its status as an RAF station, it primarily supports United States Air Force operations and is currently the home of the 100th Air Refueling Wing.
- On 1 February 2001, the Air Intelligence Agency was re-aligned under Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.




