Nonstop flight route between Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Burlington, Vermont, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,332 miles (or 5,363 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 Burlington International 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 Burlington International 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 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.
• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Manston Airport (MSE) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of MSE.
• 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.
• At the outset of the First World War, the Isle of Thanet was equipped with a small and precarious landing strip for aircraft at St Mildred's Bay, Westgate, on top of the chalk cliffs, at the foot of which was a promenade which had been used for seaplane operations.
• Its location near the Kent coast gave Manston some advantages over other aerodromes, and regular additions in men and machinery were soon made, particularly from Detling, in early days.
• Manston was by now becoming known as a commercial airport.
• Rapid development began in 2004 in an attempt to make it a budget airline hub.
• On 8 March 2012 Infratil announced the decision to dispose of their European airport operations, putting Kent International and Glasgow-Prestwick Airports up for sale.

Facts about Burlington International Airport (BTV):

• The closest airport to Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of BTV.
• With the onset of the Second World War, the United States Government created a Defense Zone extending inland 150 miles from the coastline, where private aircraft were restricted from operating.
• The furthest airport from Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Burlington International Airport serves the Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area, which contained over 206,000 residents as of 2006 U.S.
• Burlington International Airport covers an area of 942 acres at an elevation of 335 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Burlington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Burlington International 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 airport was in the process of expanding the parking garage by adding two more levels on the north end.
• Burlington International Airport (BTV) has 2 runways.