Nonstop flight route between Kingman, Arizona, United States and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,169 miles (or 8,319 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 Kingman Airport and RAF Lyneham, 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 Kingman Airport and RAF Lyneham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):

• The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
• Many aircraft were transferred to schools, and to communities for memorial use for a minimal fee.
• Estimates of the number of excess surplus airplanes ran as high as 150,000.
• The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
• The Gunnery Ranges were used to train gunners in air-to-air firing.
• The Kingman Army Airfield Historical Society was also established, creating a museum to preserve the field's history with artifacts, photos, and displays.
• In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".

Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):

• The station closed on 31 December 2012 with the majority of its personnel and other assets having moved to RAF Brize Norton.
• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
• RAF Lyneham received the first of 25 brand-new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules on 23 November 1999, to be operated by Nos.
• The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
• On 14 October 1942, 511 squadron was formed from No.
• On 16 October 1946, 511 squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator.
• Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 Ministry of Defence announced plans in December 2012 to re-develop Lyneham as a Defence Technical Training establishment by the end of 2015 and, on 14 December 2012, it invited interest from industry into developing the infrastructure at the former RAF site at Lyneham.
• Royal Air Force Station Lyneham or more simply RAF Lyneham is a former Royal Air Force station located 6.3 miles north east of Chippenham, Wiltshire and 10.3 miles south west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
• The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.