Nonstop flight route between Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT), Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,280 miles (or 5,279 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–Boston Regional Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375, 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–Boston Regional Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHT / KMHT |
| Airport Name: | Manchester–Boston Regional Airport |
| Location: | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°55'56"N by 71°26'8"W |
| Area Served: | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Manchester |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHT |
| More Information: | MHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEQ / EGXH |
| Airport Name: | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°20'33"N by 0°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEQ |
| More Information: | BEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT):
- It is home to the New Hampshire Aviation Museum, which is built around an Art Deco control tower and terminal first opened in 1938.
- Because of Manchester–Boston Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester–Boston Regional 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.
- Founded in 1927, it moved more than 1 million passengers in a year for the first time in 1997.
- The closest airport to Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is Nashua Airport (ASH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of MHT.
- Manchester–Boston Regional Airport handled 2,814,125 passengers last year.
- Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In April 2006, the aldermen of the city of Manchester voted to change the name of the airport to "Manchester–Boston Regional Airport" in an effort to increase its visibility to travelers around the country.
Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):
- Although the last mission by the 364th took place on 25 April 1945, the group did not depart until November, returning to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, for inactivation.
- Construction of Honington airfield began in 1935, and the facility was opened on 3 May 1937.
- The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Then, in May of that year, a Wellington returning from a night trip attempted to land at Honington with its wheels retracted.
- In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
- The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
