Nonstop flight route between Manchester, United Kingdom and Minto, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom and Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT), Minto, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,065 miles (or 6,543 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 Manchester Airport and Minto Al Wright 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 Manchester Airport and Minto Al Wright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):

• Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
• Terminal 3 acquired an extra security control area in November 2007, near check-in area C, dedicated to passengers travelling to Common Travel Area destinations.
• The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
• The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Terminal 2 has 20 gates, of which 14 have air bridges.
• Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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.
• North Africa is connected via Egyptair, Libyan Airlines and Easyjet.
• Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.

Facts about Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT):

• Minto Al Wright Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Minto, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,273 miles (16,533 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Minto Al Wright Airport covers an area of 295 acres at an elevation of 495 feet above mean sea level.
• Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) is Rampart Airport (RMP), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NW of MNT.
• In addition to being known as "Minto Al Wright Airport", another name for MNT is "51Z".
• Because of Minto Al Wright Airport's relatively low elevation of 500 feet, planes can take off or land at Minto Al Wright 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.