Nonstop flight route between Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,349 miles (or 6,999 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 Hatfield Aerodrome and Montgomery Regional 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 Hatfield Aerodrome and Montgomery Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF):

• Geoffrey de Havilland, pioneering aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland Aircraft Company purchased some farmland close to Hatfield as his existing site at Stag Lane, Edgware was being encroached upon by expanding housing developments in the London suburbs.
• The closest airport to Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is London Luton Airport (LTN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of HTF.
• De Havilland had been developing and manufacturing propellers and piston engines in addition to airframes.
• Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) has 2 runways.
• The airfield closed but was later used as a film set for Saving Private Ryan and the television series Band of Brothers.
• The full trail is around 4 km long and takes around 90 minutes to walk.
• Because of Hatfield Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 254 feet, planes can take off or land at Hatfield Aerodrome 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.
• The furthest airport from Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,860 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• During the Second World War, de Havilland was most noted for its Mosquito fighter bomber, the famous 'Wooden wonder'.

Facts about Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM):

• The furthest airport from Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,190 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Montgomery Regional Airport", another name for MGM is "Dannelly Field".
• Because of Montgomery Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 221 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery Regional 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.
• The Alabama Air National Guard's 187th Fighter Wing, based on the west side of the airport at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, operates a squadron ofF-16C aircraft.
• Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of MGM.