Nonstop flight route between Manchester, United Kingdom and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom and Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,495 miles (or 7,235 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 Tinker Air Force Base, 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 Tinker Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):

• Manchester Airport has three passenger terminals.
• 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.
• Terminal 2 is due to receive a major extension, to encompass current remote stands to the west.
• 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.
• More recently British Airways have scaled down operations from the Manchester Airport with the sale of their BA Connect subsidiary to Flybe.
• Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
• Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.
• Airlines serving the Asian market include Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Flynas, Pakistan International Airlines, Qatar Airways, Saudia and Singapore Airlines.
• The terminal has 29 stands, of which 15 have air bridges, and is the largest of the three terminals.
• 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.
• North Africa is connected via Egyptair, Libyan Airlines and Easyjet.
• Caribbean services are mix of scheduled and charter services operated by Virgin Atlantic, Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways to varied destinations including Cuba, Jamaica, Barbados, Dominican Republic and others.

Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):

• Civil Air Patrol Oklahoma Wing Headquarters is located at the base ops building.
• DLA Distribution Oklahoma City provides a full range of distribution services in support of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, other tenants at Tinker Air Force Base, and other global customers.
• The base, originally known as Midwest Air Depot, is named in honor of Oklahoma native Major General Clarence L.
• STRATCOMWING ONE's primary mission is to receive, verify and retransmit Emergency Action Messages to US strategic forces.
• In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
• Defense Mega Center Oklahoma City is the local branch of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
• Tinker AFB is home to major Department of Defense, Air Force and Navy units with national defense missions.
• The 507th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command is one of two Air Force Reserve flying units in the state of Oklahoma.
• The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
• The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.