Nonstop flight route between Muskegon, Michigan, United States and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Muskegon County Airport (MKG), Muskegon, Michigan, United States and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,823 miles (or 6,152 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 Muskegon County Airport and RAF Northolt, 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 Muskegon County Airport and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Muskegon County Airport (MKG):

• The Terminal Building Interior
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 30,051 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 15,886 in 2009, and 13,088 in 2010.
• The airport hosted an air show called the Muskegon Air Fair until 2006.
• Because of Muskegon County Airport's relatively low elevation of 628 feet, planes can take off or land at Muskegon County 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.
• The closest airport to Muskegon County Airport (MKG) is Park Township Airport (HLM), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of MKG.
• Muskegon County Airport (MKG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Muskegon County Airport (MKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,124 miles (17,903 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Since 1 June 1998, station commanders have served as aides-de-camp to Her Majesty the Queen.
• Squadrons based at RAF Northolt during the battle shot down a total of 148 Luftwaffe aircraft and damaged 52.
• On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• Following Louis Blériot's first flight across the English Channel in 1909, the British Army considered the necessity of defending the United Kingdom from a future air attack.
• In December 1946, after taking off during a heavy snowstorm, a Douglas DC-3 operated by British European Airways, flying from Northolt to Glasgow, crashed onto the roof of a house in South Ruislip.