Nonstop flight route between Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Albany, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY), Albany, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,371 miles (or 7,035 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 Manston Airport and Southwest Georgia Regional 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 Manston Airport and Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manston Airport (MSE):

• The closest airport to Manston Airport (MSE) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of MSE.
• Newmarket Holidays continues to offer irregular charter flights during the summer months to popular destinations including Verona and Naples in Italy, as well as Porto in Portugal using the Lithuanian charter airline Small Planet Airlines for the summer 2013 season.
• On 31 July 2012, a new pressure group Why Not Manston?
• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Manston Airport's relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Manston 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.
• Manston was by now becoming known as a commercial airport.
• Luxembourg based Cargolux started flying for Ghana Airways from Accra to Kent International on 17 April 2007.
• The furthest airport from Manston Airport (MSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In the Second World War, Manston was heavily bombed during the Battle of Britain.
• Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.

Facts about Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY):

• Because of Southwest Georgia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Georgia 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.
• During the first year of operation, Darr Aero Tech graduated 559 American and 86 British cadets.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• The closest airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of ABY.
• Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Southwest Georgia Regional Airport", another name for ABY is "(former Albany Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Adjacent to the airport, are the production facilities for Thrush Aircraft.