Nonstop flight route between Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Saltillo, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,289 miles (or 8,512 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 Plan de Guadalupe International 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 Plan de Guadalupe International 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: | SLW / MMIO |
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| Location: | Saltillo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W |
| Area Served: | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4778 feet (1,456 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLW |
| More Information: | SLW Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- On 1 October 2002, the 488th was re-aligned from the 67th Information Operations Wing to the 55th Wing.
- RAF Mildenhall is named after the nearby town of Mildenhall, Suffolk.
- The 352nd develops and implements peacetime and wartime contingency plans.
- The mission of the 352 SOG is to serve as the focal point for all U.S.
- On 1 February 2001, the Air Intelligence Agency was re-aligned under Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
- The 488th Intelligence Squadron a component of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, formerly the Air Intelligence Agency.
- The 352 SOG is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe, a sub-unified command of the US European Command.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of 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.
Facts about Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):
- The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".
- Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
- The airport has a VIP Aeromar's lounge, the Barra Diamante open to all passengers of the airline.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
