Nonstop flight route between Monterey, California, United States and London, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California, United States and London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,397 miles (or 8,686 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 Monterey Regional Airport and London Heathrow 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 Monterey Regional Airport and London Heathrow Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monterey Regional Airport (MRY):

• Because of Monterey Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Monterey Regional 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.
• Golden Gate Airlines was a regional airline based in Monterey.
• On June 14, 1964 at about 7:35 pm a Piper PA-28 hit trees in Monterey, California, killing the 34-year-old student pilot.
• The closest airport to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MRY.
• Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has 2 runways.
• The airport has its origins with flights from the polo field of the Hotel Del Monte in 1910.
• Monterey-Salinas Transit is the public ground transit organization at the airport.
• On September 8, 1987, at about 5:50 pm, a Beechcraft 95, being flown by a 31-year-old student pilot, was conducting multi-engine training at Monterey.
• The furthest airport from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On October 12, 1997 at about 5:28 pm a Rutan Long-EZ being flown by John Denver crashed into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California.

Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):

• Full body scanners are now used at the airport, and passengers who object to their use after being selected are not allowed to fly.
• Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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 London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Heathrow Airport is used by over 90 airlines flying to 170 destinations worldwide.
• Terminal 1 will be closed by the end of 2016 once all airlines have moved to other Heathrow terminals.
• Air traffic controllers at Heathrow Approach Control then guide the aircraft to their final approach, merging aircraft from the four holds into a single stream of traffic, sometimes as close as 2.5 nautical miles apart.
• London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
• London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow is a major international airport serving London, England, known as London Airport from 1946 until 1965.
• Heathrow Airport started in 1929 as a small airfield on land south-east of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name.