Nonstop flight route between Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°2'23"N by 0°45'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W)
Distance from KYN to MOB:
4,477.76 miles (7,206.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Milton Keynes Airport (KYN), Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,478 miles (or 7,206 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 Mobile Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYN / |
| Airport Name: | Milton Keynes Airport |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°2'23"N by 0°45'36"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KYN |
| More Information: | KYN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Milton Keynes Airport (KYN):
- Recent large-scale buildings include The Pinnacle:MK on Midsummer Boulevard and the Vizion development on Avebury Boulevard.
- The municipal public art gallery presents free exhibitions of international contemporary art.
- 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.
- 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 site was deliberately located equidistant from London, Birmingham, Leicester, Oxford and Cambridge with the intention that it would be self-sustaining and eventually become a major regional centre in its own right.
- Milton Keynes Development Corporation planned the major road layout according to street hierarchy principles, using a grid pattern of approximately 1 km intervals, rather than on the more conventional radial pattern found in older settlements.
- The geography of Milton Keynes – the railway line, Watling Street, Grand Union Canal, M1 motorway – sets up a very strong north-south axis.
- The closest airport to Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) is Sywell Aerodrome (ORM), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) N of KYN.
- 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.
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile 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 furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Eastern Air Lines served Mobile beginning during the 1930s.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- After its merger with Continental Airlines in 2012 United Airlines resumed flights to its hub in Houston, seven weekday flights.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- Continental Airlines flew nonstop service to Houston Intercontinental Airport during the late 1990s with Boeing 737-200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.44 miles (29.67 km) N | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 20.21 miles (32.53 km) SE | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.84 miles (39.98 km) S | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 27.67 miles (44.54 km) WSW | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 28.81 miles (46.36 km) SE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 31.88 miles (51.31 km) NE | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 32.59 miles (52.45 km) SSW | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 36.68 miles (59.02 km) SSE | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.05 miles (61.23 km) E | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.16 miles (61.42 km) NW | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.43 miles (65.07 km) WSW | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 40.91 miles (65.84 km) SSE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 41.27 miles (66.42 km) ENE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 43.69 miles (70.32 km) ESE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 47.86 miles (77.02 km) N | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,849.07 miles (19,069.18 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,834.55 miles (19,045.81 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,824.48 miles (19,029.60 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,822.70 miles (19,026.75 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,809.97 miles (19,006.26 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,787.90 miles (18,970.74 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,785.51 miles (18,966.89 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,778.33 miles (18,955.34 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,769.58 miles (18,941.25 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,755.42 miles (18,918.47 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,755.41 miles (18,918.45 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,735.49 miles (18,886.40 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,727.63 miles (18,873.74 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,722.29 miles (18,865.14 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,711.02 miles (18,847.02 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) ESE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 23.23 miles (37.39 km) SW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 41.75 miles (67.19 km) ESE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 43.89 miles (70.64 km) SE | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 44.89 miles (72.25 km) WSW | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 52.99 miles (85.28 km) WSW | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) ESE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 60.45 miles (97.29 km) ESE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) ESE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 71.77 miles (115.50 km) NW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) E | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 74.77 miles (120.33 km) NE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) NW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) NW | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 102.25 miles (164.56 km) E | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,117.92 miles (17,892.51 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,071.02 miles (17,817.04 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,066.11 miles (17,809.14 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,058.53 miles (17,796.94 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,056.19 miles (17,793.17 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,052.01 miles (17,786.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,042.03 miles (17,770.38 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,041.07 miles (17,768.84 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,033.35 miles (17,756.42 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,026.67 miles (17,745.66 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,013.66 miles (17,724.72 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,008.12 miles (17,715.81 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.59 miles (17,708.52 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,997.89 miles (17,699.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,983.27 miles (17,675.81 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |