Nonstop flight route between Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia and Ruislip, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mulu Airport (MZV), Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia and RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,052 miles (or 11,349 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 Mulu Airport and RAF Northolt, 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 Mulu Airport and RAF Northolt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mulu Airport (MZV):

• Because of Mulu Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Mulu 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 "Mulu Airport", other names for MZV include "Lapangan Terbang Mulu" and "姆鲁机场".
• The furthest airport from Mulu Airport (MZV) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Mulu Airport (meaning Mulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Mulu Airport (MZV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mulu Airport (MZV) is Marudi Airport (MUR), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of MZV.

Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• Northolt became an active base during the Second World War for Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force squadrons in their defence of the United Kingdom.
• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Squadrons based at RAF Northolt during the battle shot down a total of 148 Luftwaffe aircraft and damaged 52.
• In January 2012, it was reported that the future of station was under review by the Ministry of Defence as part of efforts to reduce defence spending.
• On 1 June 1960, an Avro Anson aircraft suffered engine failure soon after take-off from Northolt and crash-landed on top of the nearby Express Dairies plant in South Ruislip.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
• In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.