Nonstop flight route between Pecos, Texas, United States and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,069 miles (or 8,157 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 Pecos Municipal Airport and RAF Mildenhall, 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 Pecos Municipal Airport and RAF Mildenhall. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEQ / KPEQ |
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| Location: | Pecos, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'57"N by 103°30'38"W |
| Area Served: | Pecos, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pecos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2613 feet (796 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEQ |
| More Information: | PEQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHZ / EGUN |
| Airport Name: | RAF Mildenhall |
| Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHZ |
| More Information: | MHZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):
- The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
- Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- At its peak, on April 30, 1944, the field numbered 4,304 people, including 482 officers, 972 cadets and student officers, 2,218 enlisted personnel, and 604 civilian employees, of which 25 were WASPs.
- In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".
- Over the years part of the field was sold off, and Interstate Highway 20 cut through it.
- Pecos Army Air Field was activated on 11 July 1942 while still under construction.
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- In October 1991, the 6988th Electronic Security Squadron was subordinated to the Air Force Intelligence Command.
- The 352 SOG is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe, a sub-unified command of the US European Command.
- Also administratively assigned to the 488th Intelligence Squadron is Operating Location Souda Bay, Crete.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The squadron was redesignated as the 727 AMS on 15 March 2001.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,829 miles (19,037 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Royal Air Force Mildenhall or RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force station located near Mildenhall in Suffolk, England.
