Nonstop flight route between Cincinnati, Ohio, United States and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), Cincinnati, Ohio, United States and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,882 miles (or 6,247 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 Cincinnati Municipal Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Cincinnati Municipal Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK):

• Sky Galley Restaurant has been in nearly continuous operation for decades, and is so named because the first meals served on a commercial airliner were prepared here.
• In addition to being known as "Cincinnati Municipal Airport", another name for LUK is "Lunken Field".
• Because of Cincinnati Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 483 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati Municipal 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 Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1927 Charles Lindbergh landed at Lunken and was mobbed by well-wishers.
• Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of LUK.
• Cincinnati Municipal Airport – Lunken Field is a public airport in Cincinnati, Ohio, three miles southeast of Downtown Cincinnati.

Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):

• Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, which continued until 1977.
• The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
• RAF Fairford is also the home of the Royal International Air Tattoo, an annual air display.
• Due to the deteriorating airfield facilities and its unique NATO heavy bomber mission, RAF Fairford underwent a $100 million upgrade of its runway and fuel systems in the largest NATO funded airfield construction project within a NATO country since the end of the Cold War.
• The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• In the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK.
• On 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom.