Nonstop flight route between Calverton, New York, United States and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), Calverton, New York, United States and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,419 miles (or 5,502 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 Calverton Executive Airpark and MDPGA Wethersfield, 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 Calverton Executive Airpark and MDPGA Wethersfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO):

• In addition to being known as "Calverton Executive Airpark", other names for CTO include "CTO[1]" and "3C8".
• In the 1998 transactions, East End Aircraft Long Island Corporation was given 10 acres on Highway 25 which it is developing into the Grumman Memorial Park and Aerospace Museum.
• The furthest airport from Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In January 2008, the Riverhead Town Board with newly elected officers signed a deal to sell the airport for $155 million to Riverhead Resorts to build a multi-facted resort.
• On February 11, 2010 it was announced that the dormant railway track into the site would be reactivated for freight service.
• In January 2008, the Riverhead Town Board with newly elected officers signed a deal to close and sell the airport for $155 million to Riverhead Resorts.
• Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of CTO.
• Calverton Executive Airpark is a public-owned private-use airport located three miles west of the central business district of the Calverton hamlet, in the Town of Riverhead,Suffolk County, New York, United States.
• As discussions over whether the airport could be developed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in February 2008 that endangered Short-eared Owls and Northern Harriers had been spotted at the airport which would prompt the DEC to make the ultimate decision the environmental impact of the development.
• Because of Calverton Executive Airpark's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Calverton Executive Airpark 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.

Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):

• In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
• Starting in July 1966, bases in Turkey, Spain, and Italy were transferred from Tactical Air Command to USAFE.
• MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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.
• On 21 September the 416th moved to their Advanced Landing Ground at Melun/Villaroche France.
• The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
• Woodbridge was operated as a detachment of the 20th FBW until 8 July 1958, when the 20th FBW/TFW handed over control to the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing.
• On 6 June 1982 614 VGS moved to MDPGA Wethersfield from RAF Debden, as that base was required for tank training.