Nonstop flight route between Cowra, New South Wales, Australia and Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cowra Airport (CWT), Cowra, New South Wales, Australia and Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,328 miles (or 15,012 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 Cowra Airport and Manston 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 Cowra Airport and Manston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cowra Airport (CWT):

• Cowra Airport (CWT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Cowra Airport (CWT) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,293 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
• The closest airport to Cowra Airport (CWT) is Alice Springs Airport (ASP), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of CWT.
• In addition to being known as "Cowra Airport", another name for CWT is "YCOK".

Facts about Manston Airport (MSE):

• Because of Manston Airport's relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Manston 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.
• At the outset of the First World War, the Isle of Thanet was equipped with a small and precarious landing strip for aircraft at St Mildred's Bay, Westgate, on top of the chalk cliffs, at the foot of which was a promenade which had been used for seaplane operations.
• The furthest airport from Manston Airport (MSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• After the plan was published, the Ministry of Defence announced its intention to sell off RAF Manston.
• The closest airport to Manston Airport (MSE) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of MSE.
• Rapid development began in 2004 in an attempt to make it a budget airline hub.
• Charter flights were operated from Manston by Seguro Travel Limited, operating as "Kent Escapes".
• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airfield today comprises 700 acres.
• From July 2013, British Airways has operated test flights and crew training for the Airbus A380 from Manston, which was followed by a similar exercise for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
• Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.