Nonstop flight route between Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Liangping, Chongqing, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°40'45"N by 107°47'9"E)
Distance from MHZ to LIA:
5,226.90 miles (8,411.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Liangping Airport (LIA), Liangping, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,227 miles (or 8,412 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 Liangping 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 Liangping 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: | LIA / ZULP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Liangping, Chongqing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°40'45"N by 107°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Wanzhou |
| Airport Type: | Military/Former public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIA |
| More Information: | LIA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The 501st Combat Support Wing was activated at RAF Mildenhall on 21 May 2005.
- The 95 RS supports RC-135, OC-135, and E-4 missions when theatre deployed.
- Also administratively assigned to the 488th Intelligence Squadron is Operating Location Souda Bay, Crete.
- Closed for runway repairs throughout 1958, the Military Air Transport Service transferred its main United Kingdom terminal to Mildenhall from RAF Burtonwood on 1 March 1959, and the base became "The Gateway to the United Kingdom", for most U.S.
- On 1 February 2001, the Air Intelligence Agency was re-aligned under Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
- 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.
Facts about Liangping Airport (LIA):
- Liangping Airport (LIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Liangping Airport", another name for LIA is "梁平机场".
- The furthest airport from Liangping Airport (LIA) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Liangping Airport (meaning Liangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Liangping Airport (LIA) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of LIA.
- The airport was opened to commercial flights on 14 July 1988, and over the years had routes to Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an, Chongqing, and Guangzhou.
| 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 | 37.68 miles (60.64 km) NW | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 2 | 39.18 miles (63.06 km) ENE | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 3 | 95.25 miles (153.29 km) SW | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 4 | 96.91 miles (155.96 km) W | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 101.65 miles (163.59 km) SE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 6 | 104.14 miles (167.59 km) ESE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 155.49 miles (250.23 km) NNE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 8 | 164.66 miles (264.99 km) ENE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 170.43 miles (274.29 km) NW | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 170.94 miles (275.10 km) NNW | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 11 | 187.62 miles (301.94 km) WNW | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 191.20 miles (307.71 km) SW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 192.86 miles (310.38 km) ESE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 213.87 miles (344.19 km) SSE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 218.67 miles (351.91 km) SSW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,356.52 miles (19,885.85 km) SW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,274.11 miles (19,753.21 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,231.51 miles (19,684.66 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,203.39 miles (19,639.41 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,186.80 miles (19,612.71 km) SW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,181.05 miles (19,603.44 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 12,179.02 miles (19,600.18 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,121.02 miles (19,506.84 km) SSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,100.56 miles (19,473.92 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,100.37 miles (19,473.61 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,087.46 miles (19,452.83 km) SW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,070.81 miles (19,426.04 km) SSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,049.30 miles (19,391.41 km) WSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,028.80 miles (19,358.43 km) S | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,022.84 miles (19,348.84 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |