Nonstop flight route between Mang City, Yunnan, China and Duxford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM), Mang City, Yunnan, China and Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), Duxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,242 miles (or 8,437 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 Dehong Mangshi Airport and Duxford Aerodrome, 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 Dehong Mangshi Airport and Duxford Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM):

• The closest airport to Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) is Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) N of LUM.
• In addition to being known as "Dehong Mangshi Airport", other names for LUM include "德宏芒市机场" and "Déhóng Mángshì Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,747 miles (18,905 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
• Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Duxford Aerodrome (QFO):

• The 78th FG was first equipped with P-47s and converted to P-51 Mustangs in December 1944.
• The closest airport to Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of QFO.
• The 78th Fighter Group arrived at Duxford from RAF Goxhill in April 1943.
• The furthest airport from Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,843 miles (19,060 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The air echelon moved to Oujda, French Morocco during January–February 1943.
• Duxford became the home of several specialist units, including the Air Fighting Development Unit, which moved to the station at the end of 1940.
• Duxford airfield dates to 1918 when many of the buildings were constructed by German prisoner-of-war labour.
• The airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum and is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the American Air Museum.
• Because of Duxford Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Duxford 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.
• On average sixty Spitfires and Hurricanes were dispersed around Duxford and RAF Fowlmere every day.
• Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Duxford Aerodrome", other names for QFO include "Royal Air Force Station Duxford" and "USAAF Station 357".