Nonstop flight route between Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Afton, Wyoming, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W)
Distance from MHZ to AFO:
4,704.14 miles (7,570.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), Afton, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,704 miles (or 7,571 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 Mildenhall and Afton Municipal 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 Mildenhall and Afton Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHZ / EGUN |
| Airport Name: | RAF Mildenhall |
| Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHZ |
| More Information: | MHZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFO / KAFO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Afton, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W |
| Area Served: | Afton, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Afton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6221 feet (1,896 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFO |
| More Information: | AFO Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- The furthest airport from RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,829 miles (19,037 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The 352 SOG is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe, a sub-unified command of the US European Command.
- Also administratively assigned to the 488th Intelligence Squadron is Operating Location Souda Bay, Crete.
- The squadron was redesignated as the 727 AMS on 15 March 2001.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The present 488th Intelligence Squadron traces its lineage back to the 6954th Security Squadron which was originally designated Detachment 1 of the 6985th Security Squadron at RAF Upper Heyford, England, in June 1967.
Facts about Afton Municipal Airport (AFO):
- The furthest airport from Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Afton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,221 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AFO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AFO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Afton Municipal Airport", another name for AFO is "Afton-Lincoln County Airport".
- Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of AFO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.38 miles (7.05 km) NE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 12.43 miles (20.00 km) E | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 17.01 miles (27.37 km) SW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 19.79 miles (31.86 km) N | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 24.02 miles (38.65 km) SW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 27.04 miles (43.52 km) S | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 29.69 miles (47.78 km) W | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 34.77 miles (55.95 km) SSW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.04 miles (61.22 km) SE | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 10 | 39.97 miles (64.33 km) ENE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 44.72 miles (71.97 km) NE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 49.45 miles (79.58 km) SW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 51.77 miles (83.31 km) SW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 53.82 miles (86.62 km) WNW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.90 miles (86.74 km) W | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,829.19 miles (19,037.19 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,794.69 miles (18,981.67 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,770.81 miles (18,943.24 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,767.77 miles (18,938.35 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,753.69 miles (18,915.69 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,737.24 miles (18,889.20 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,731.21 miles (18,879.50 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,729.26 miles (18,876.36 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,722.58 miles (18,865.62 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,701.56 miles (18,831.79 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,700.76 miles (18,830.50 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,683.73 miles (18,803.10 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,679.21 miles (18,795.82 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,676.06 miles (18,790.75 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,656.05 miles (18,758.55 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.10 miles (69.36 km) E | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | |
| 2 | 57.89 miles (93.17 km) E | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| 3 | 62.92 miles (101.26 km) N | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 64.22 miles (103.36 km) SSE | Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 78.63 miles (126.55 km) SW | Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) | Logan, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 79.57 miles (128.06 km) NW | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| 7 | 84.96 miles (136.73 km) W | Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | |
| 8 | 98.37 miles (158.31 km) SW | Brigham City Airport (BMC) | Brigham City, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 112.54 miles (181.12 km) E | Hunt Field (LND) | Lander, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 118.15 miles (190.15 km) SSW | Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 119.15 miles (191.75 km) NNW | Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) | Dubois, Idaho, United States | |
| 12 | 121.65 miles (195.78 km) SSW | Hill Air Force Base (HIF) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 123.18 miles (198.25 km) SE | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 128.05 miles (206.07 km) ENE | Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 136.85 miles (220.23 km) SSW | Skypark Airport (BTF) | Bountiful, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,816.69 miles (17,407.72 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,762.17 miles (17,319.99 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,761.89 miles (17,319.54 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,737.51 miles (17,280.31 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,686.99 miles (17,199.00 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,577.71 miles (17,023.13 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,529.36 miles (16,945.31 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,497.04 miles (16,893.31 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,387.26 miles (16,716.63 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,383.72 miles (16,710.94 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,381.92 miles (16,708.03 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,367.29 miles (16,684.49 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,359.17 miles (16,671.43 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,336.12 miles (16,634.33 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,328.93 miles (16,622.76 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |