Nonstop flight route between Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and St. Augustine, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST), St. Augustine, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,331 miles (or 6,970 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 Northeast Florida 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 Northeast Florida 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):

• On 26 July 2005 all EUjet operations were suspended, along with all non-freight operations at the airport, owing to financial difficulties with the airport and airline's owner, PlaneStation.
• 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 closest airport to Manston Airport (MSE) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of MSE.
• The airfield today comprises 700 acres.
• Charter flights were operated from Manston by Seguro Travel Limited, operating as "Kent Escapes".
• On 14 November 2012, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced double daily flights from Manston to Amsterdam, with onwards connections to the rest of KLM's network.
• Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.
• 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.
• From 1989 Manston became Kent International Airport, and a new terminal was opened by Sarah, Duchess of York.
• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST):

• Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) has 6 runways.
• Through the 1980s and 1990s the airport has added over 100 hangars for single and twin-engine airplanes and currently has over 200 based aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Northeast Florida Regional Airport", another name for UST is "SGJ".
• The closest airport to Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) is NAS Jacksonville (NIP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of UST.
• Because of Northeast Florida Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Northeast Florida 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.
• In 1966 a terminal building and additional hangars were built, while fixed base operations were established and additional land acquired.
• The furthest airport from Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,485 miles (18,483 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Tower/CTAF/Pilot Controlled Lighting – 127.625 MHZ Ground – 121.175 MHZ ATIS – 119.625FBO – 130.05