Nonstop flight route between Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States and Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manitowoc County Airport (MTW), Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,851 miles (or 6,197 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 Manitowoc County Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375, 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 Manitowoc County Airport and RAF Honington USAAF Station 375. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manitowoc County Airport (MTW):

• Because of Manitowoc County Airport's relatively low elevation of 651 feet, planes can take off or land at Manitowoc County 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 furthest airport from Manitowoc County Airport (MTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,033 miles (17,755 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Manitowoc County Airport (MTW) is Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of MTW.
• Manitowoc County Airport (MTW) has 2 runways.
• Manitowoc County Airport covers an area of 414 acres at an elevation of 651 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ):

• From 1950 to 1956, RAF Honington housed No.
• Besides the air depot, Honington also housed an operational fighter unit when the 364th Fighter Group took up residence at Honington in February 1944, arriving from Santa Maria AAF, California.
• In 1956, RAF Honington also became one of the main V bomber bases maintaining three Vickers Valiant squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199.
• IX Squadron flew the first RAF bombing raid of the Second World War on 4 September 1939 flying a mission against the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic resulting in the loss of two Wellingtons.
• The closest airport to RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of BEQ.
• The furthest airport from RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,834 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• With the departure of the USAAF in February 1946, Honington airfield was returned to the RAF.
• Honington was the last USAAF station to be returned to the RAF.