Nonstop flight route between Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT), Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,270 miles (or 5,263 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 Lakenheath, 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 Lakenheath. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT):

• Greyhound buses offer three trips daily from Manchester Airport on its Boston-Montreal service.
• Certified for Cat III B Instrument Landing operations, the airport has a reputation for never surrendering to bad weather.
• 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 (MHT) has 2 runways.
• Manchester–Boston Regional Airport, commonly referred to simply as Manchester Airport, is a public airport located 3 miles south of the central business district of Manchester, New Hampshire, on the border of Hillsborough and Rockingham counties.
• Municipalities within the Boston Metropolitan Area, in partnership with their state governments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, decided to make Manchester and T.F.
• Manchester–Boston Regional Airport handled 2,814,125 passengers last year.
• The facility was known simply as "Manchester Airport" until April 18, 2006, when it added "-Boston Regional" to advertise its proximity to Boston, about 50 miles to the south.
• 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.
• In the early 1990s, United Airlines began flights between Manchester and Washington Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C.
• 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.

Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):

• The furthest airport from RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
• On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
• Taking part in more than 350 operations, more than half mine-laying, 149 Squadron had one of the lowest percentage loss rates of all Stirling squadrons.
• In response to the threat by the Soviet Union, by the 1948 Berlin blockade, President Truman decided to realign USAFE into a permanent combat-capable force.
• The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name.