Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Departure Airport:
(51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°53'17"N by 61°10'49"W)
Distance from LYE to MQS:
4,212.12 miles (6,778.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Mustique Airport (MQS), Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,212 miles (or 6,779 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 RAF Lyneham and Mustique 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 RAF Lyneham and Mustique Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
| Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
| Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
| More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQS / TVSM |
| Airport Name: | Mustique Airport |
| Location: | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°53'17"N by 61°10'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mustique Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQS |
| More Information: | MQS Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- 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.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 511 Squadron was formed again at RAF Lyneham on 15 December 1959, as the second squadron to operate the Bristol Britannia on long-range trooping flights.
- In 1956, with the arrival of the de Havilland Comet operated by 216 Squadron, the main runway was extended from 6,000 feet to its present length of 7,830 feet.
- The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
Facts about Mustique Airport (MQS):
- The closest airport to Mustique Airport (MQS) is J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NW of MQS.
- Because of Mustique Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Mustique 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 Mustique Airport (MQS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Mustique Airport (meaning Mustique Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,622 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Mustique Airport (MQS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) NE | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 24.39 miles (39.25 km) NE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 25.83 miles (41.57 km) W | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 32.38 miles (52.12 km) WSW | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 36.84 miles (59.30 km) NE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 39.31 miles (63.26 km) ENE | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 46.89 miles (75.46 km) ESE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 47.22 miles (75.99 km) SE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 49.03 miles (78.91 km) ESE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 50.54 miles (81.33 km) S | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 50.94 miles (81.98 km) ESE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 52.57 miles (84.60 km) ENE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 54.78 miles (88.15 km) ESE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 58.61 miles (94.32 km) W | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 62.49 miles (100.57 km) W | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,912.78 miles (19,171.71 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,888.73 miles (19,133.00 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,884.66 miles (19,126.46 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,874.35 miles (19,109.87 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,849.20 miles (19,069.40 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,848.89 miles (19,068.89 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,846.39 miles (19,064.86 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,837.93 miles (19,051.25 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,827.26 miles (19,034.09 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,819.32 miles (19,021.31 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,818.84 miles (19,020.52 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,797.43 miles (18,986.07 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,789.42 miles (18,973.18 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,776.24 miles (18,951.98 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,775.08 miles (18,950.11 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.85 miles (14.23 km) NW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 2 | 17.02 miles (27.40 km) SW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 17.83 miles (28.70 km) N | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 25.49 miles (41.02 km) SW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 34.56 miles (55.61 km) SW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 6 | 60.38 miles (97.17 km) NNE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 7 | 73.49 miles (118.27 km) SW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 8 | 79.23 miles (127.51 km) N | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 9 | 114.36 miles (184.05 km) E | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 10 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 11 | 122.39 miles (196.97 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | 158.77 miles (255.52 km) S | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | 169.78 miles (273.23 km) N | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 14 | 177.29 miles (285.32 km) SSW | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 183.89 miles (295.93 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,192.78 miles (19,622.32 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,167.96 miles (19,582.39 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,136.22 miles (19,531.31 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,124.15 miles (19,511.88 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,110.62 miles (19,490.10 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,103.33 miles (19,478.37 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,097.66 miles (19,469.25 km) SW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,085.20 miles (19,449.20 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,062.79 miles (19,413.12 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,062.78 miles (19,413.11 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,058.54 miles (19,406.30 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,058.35 miles (19,405.98 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,019.91 miles (19,344.12 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,998.00 miles (19,308.86 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,989.50 miles (19,295.18 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |