Nonstop flight route between Newport, Vermont, United States and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newport State Airport (EFK), Newport, Vermont, United States and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,229 miles (or 5,196 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 Newport State Airport 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 Newport State Airport 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 Newport State Airport (EFK):

• The furthest airport from Newport State Airport (EFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,585 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On August 14 - August 15, 2004 the airport served as the site of Coventry, the former final live concert appearance by the musical group Phish, attended by tens of thousands of fans.
• Newport State Airport (EFK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Newport State Airport (EFK) is Caledonia County Airport (LLX), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of EFK.
• Newport State Airport covers an area of 540 acres which contains two asphalt paved runways, each measuring 4,000 x 100 ft.
• Because of Newport State Airport's relatively low elevation of 930 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport State 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.

Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):

• Wethersfield was allocated by the RAF to the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force in August 1942.
• The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
• 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.
• MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
• The 20th Fighter Bomber Wing established an operational detachment at Wheelus AB, Libya, in February 1958.
• During the late 1940s the base was used as a winter camping ground for Chipperfield's Circus.
• As the American involvement in the Vietnam War wound down, the role of RED HORSE units in peacetime came into question.
• Formerly known as RAF Wethersfield, it opened in 1944.
• All three wartime-era runways and connecting taxiways, as well as many wartime loop-type dispersal hardstands, remain in good condition.