Nonstop flight route between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and London Stansted Airport (STN), Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,909 miles (or 6,291 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 General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field and London Stansted 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 General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field and London Stansted Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE):

• General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field handled 9,848,377 passengers last year.
• General Mitchell International Airport covers an area of 2,180 acres which contains five asphalt and concrete paved runways ranging in length from 4,183 to 9,690 ft.
• There is also a "Master Plan" idea to significantly increase terminal area by either stretching the existing terminal or begin construction of an entirely separate terminal.
• US Airways – D52,D56
• The furthest airport from General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,051 miles (17,785 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• American Airlines – C10,C12
• The closest airport to General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of MKE.
• The airport also hosts the General Mitchell Air National Guard Base on the eastern area of the airport property, home to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard flying the KC-135R Stratotanker.
• Because of General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field 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.
• Frontier Airlines – D39,D41
• General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) has 5 runways.
• Construction to provide this runway safety area began at the end of the summer of 2009.
• Air Canada Express – E61

Facts about London Stansted Airport (STN):

• Titan Airways has its head office in the Enterprise House on the airport property.
• Stansted also had scheduled and charter flights to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, but these flights to Canada have now ceased.
• London Stansted Airport (STN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from London Stansted Airport (STN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• London Stansted Airport handled 17,852,393 passengers last year.
• Stansted is a major freight airport, the third busiest in the UK during 2013, behind London Heathrow and East Midlands Airport, handling in excess of 210,000 tonnes per annum, although freight throughput has declined slightly from its 2005 peak level.
• The station was first allocated to the USAAF Eighth Air Force in August 1942 as a heavy bomber airfield.
• The closest airport to London Stansted Airport (STN) is MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of STN.
• Because of London Stansted Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at London Stansted 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.