Nonstop flight route between Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU), Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,671 miles (or 9,126 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 Mawlamyaing 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 Mawlamyaing 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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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU):

• Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mawlamyaing Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Mawlamyaing 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 furthest airport from Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,988 miles (19,293 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• The closest airport to Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) is Mae Sot Airport (MAQ), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) ENE of MNU.

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
• In 1943, the station became the first to fly sorties using Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs in German airspace in support of bomber operations.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of 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.
• Northolt received its first gate guardian, a Spitfire F.Mk 22, in September 1963.
• Group Captain Tom Barrett, appointed station commander in September 2009 and the final station commander of neighbouring RAF Uxbridge, died on 10 March 2011 following a road traffic accident on the A40.Wing Commander Jules Stilwell paid tribute to Group Captain Barrett, saying, "Tom was an extraordinary person.