Nonstop flight route between Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran:
Departure Airport:
(52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°14'5"N by 59°38'26"E)
Distance from MHZ to MHD:
3,032.95 miles (4,881.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Mashhad International Airport (MHD), Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,033 miles (or 4,881 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 Mashhad International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | MHD / OIMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'5"N by 59°38'26"E |
| Area Served: | Mashhad |
| Operator/Owner: | Iranian Airports Holding Company |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3263 feet (995 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHD |
| More Information: | MHD Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- The host unit at Mildenhall is the 100th Air Refueling Wing, which deploys aircraft for and manages the European Tanker Task Force, a rotational force which provides air refuelling to US and NATO aircraft in the European Theater.
- On 1 February 2001, the Air Intelligence Agency was re-aligned under Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
- FISCSI Mildenhall is a Navy Detachment of Fleet Industrial Supply Center Sigonella, Italy.
- The 727th Air Mobility Squadron is a unit of the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group, based at Ramstein AB, Germany.
- 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 488th Intelligence Squadron a component of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, formerly the Air Intelligence Agency.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron conducts RC-135 Rivet Joint flight operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres of operations as tasked by National Command Authorities and European Command.
Facts about Mashhad International Airport (MHD):
- Mashhad International Airport handled 7,321,371 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mashhad International Airport (MHD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Mashhad International Airport (MHD) is Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) NNW of MHD.
- Mashhad International Airport (MHD) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Mashhad International Airport", another name for MHD is "Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport".
| 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 | 140.09 miles (225.45 km) NNW | Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | |
| 2 | 155.49 miles (250.24 km) NW | Bojnord Airport (BJB) | Bojnord, Iran | |
| 3 | 156.75 miles (252.27 km) NE | Mary International Airport (MYP) | Mary, Turkmenistan | |
| 4 | 202.22 miles (325.44 km) SE | Herat International Airport (HEA) | Herat, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 213.51 miles (343.60 km) ESE | Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) | Qala i Naw, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 231.54 miles (372.63 km) S | Birjand International Airport (XBJ) | Birjand, Iran | |
| 7 | 235.97 miles (379.76 km) SW | Tabas Airport (TCX) | Tabas, Iran | |
| 8 | 286.64 miles (461.30 km) E | Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ) | Maymana, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 293.11 miles (471.71 km) NE | Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) | Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan | |
| 10 | 303.64 miles (488.67 km) SSE | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 338.34 miles (544.50 km) ESE | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 359.38 miles (578.37 km) W | Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) | Sari, Iran | |
| 13 | 359.52 miles (578.58 km) NE | Bukhara International Airport (BHK) | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | |
| 14 | 371.37 miles (597.67 km) SSE | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 15 | 373.48 miles (601.06 km) N | Urgench International Airport (UGC) | Urgench, Uzbekistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,540.17 miles (18,572.05 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,180.36 miles (17,993.01 km) SE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,904.77 miles (17,549.48 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,834.93 miles (17,437.08 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,818.31 miles (17,410.33 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,662.42 miles (17,159.46 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,544.47 miles (16,969.64 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,490.20 miles (16,882.29 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,467.19 miles (16,845.27 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,421.19 miles (16,771.24 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,352.61 miles (16,660.87 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,350.16 miles (16,656.92 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,291.42 miles (16,562.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,266.41 miles (16,522.15 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,265.59 miles (16,520.83 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |