Nonstop flight route between Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom and Makoua, Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Milton Keynes Airport (KYN), Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom and Makoua Airport (MKJ), Makoua, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,720 miles (or 5,987 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 Milton Keynes Airport and Makoua 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 Milton Keynes Airport and Makoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Milton Keynes Airport (KYN):

• In Wavendon, The Stables provides a venue for jazz, blues, folk, rock, classical, pop and world music.
• Because of Milton Keynes Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Milton Keynes 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 furthest airport from Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,849 miles (19,069 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The original Development Corporation design concept aimed for a "forest city" and its foresters planted millions of trees from its own nursery in Newlands in the following years.
• Along with many other towns and boroughs, Milton Keynes competed for formal city status in the 2000, 2002 and 2012 competitions, but was not successful.
• The Government wound up MKDC in 1992, 25 years after the new town was created, transferring control to the Commission for New Towns and then finally to English Partnerships, with the planning function returning to local authority control.
• The closest airport to Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) is Sywell Aerodrome (ORM), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) N of KYN.
• The original design guidance declared that "no building taller than the tallest tree".
• The geography of Milton Keynes – the railway line, Watling Street, Grand Union Canal, M1 motorway – sets up a very strong north-south axis.

Facts about Makoua Airport (MKJ):

• The closest airport to Makoua Airport (MKJ) is Owando Airport (FTX), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SE of MKJ.
• The furthest airport from Makoua Airport (MKJ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,930 miles (19,199 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.