Nonstop flight route between Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Taylor, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Taylor Airport (TYZ), Taylor, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,205 miles (or 8,376 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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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 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.
• 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.
• The airfield today comprises 700 acres.
• Charter flights were operated from Manston by Seguro Travel Limited, operating as "Kent Escapes".
• In the winter of 1915–1916, early aircraft began to use the open farmlands at Manston as a site for emergency landings.
• 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.
• Manston Airport, branded as Manston, Kent's International Airport, is located at Manston in the District of Thanet in Kent, England, 11 NM north-east of Canterbury.
• On 19 March 2014, a 45-day staff consultation began with regards to the airport closing.
• 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.
• Hawker Typhoon and Meteor squadrons were based at Manston during the Second World War.
• Iran Air used Manston as a fuel stop for flight 710 from Heathrow to Tehran due to fuel disputes in London, until 1 December 2011.
• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Taylor Airport (TYZ):

• Taylor Airport (TYZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of TYZ.
• The furthest airport from Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,346 miles (18,259 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Taylor Airport's high elevation of 5,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TYZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TYZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Taylor Airport", another name for TYZ is "TYL".