Nonstop flight route between Marquette, Michigan, United States and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sawyer International Airport (MQT), Marquette, Michigan, United States and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,668 miles (or 5,904 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 Sawyer International Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Sawyer International Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sawyer International Airport (MQT):

• In addition to being known as "Sawyer International Airport", another name for MQT is "SAW".
• The closest airport to Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Delta County Airport (ESC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSE of MQT.
• Sawyer International Airport covers an area of 2,100 acres.
• Sawyer International Airport (MQT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is home to the Marquette County Aviation Wall of Honor which features many influential pilots and engineers.
• The furthest airport from Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,980 miles (17,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):

• RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
• The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
• The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
• Due to the deteriorating airfield facilities and its unique NATO heavy bomber mission, RAF Fairford underwent a $100 million upgrade of its runway and fuel systems in the largest NATO funded airfield construction project within a NATO country since the end of the Cold War.
• The runway was completed in 1953, and served as a forward airbase for the first Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas.