Nonstop flight route between Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Reynosa, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX), Reynosa, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,222 miles (or 8,404 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 General Lucio Blanco 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 General Lucio Blanco 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):

• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• On 22 December 2011 Flybe spokesman Niall Duffy announced that all services operated by Flybe would cease operations from Manston Airport by 25 March 2012.
• 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.
• Luxembourg based Cargolux started flying for Ghana Airways from Accra to Kent International on 17 April 2007.
• Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.
• Manston was by now becoming known as a commercial airport.
• 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.

Facts about General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX):

• General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,189 miles (18,007 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of General Lucio Blanco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at General Lucio Blanco 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.
• In addition to being known as "General Lucio Blanco International Airport", another name for REX is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Lucio Blanco".
• The closest airport to General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) is McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of REX.