Nonstop flight route between Peach Springs, Arizona, United States and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS), Peach Springs, Arizona, United States and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,176 miles (or 8,331 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 Grand Canyon Caverns 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 Grand Canyon Caverns 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: | PGS / |
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| Location: | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°31'36"N by 113°14'51"W |
| Area Served: | Peach Springs, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn, LLC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5386 feet (1,642 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PGS |
| More Information: | PGS 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 Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS):
- The furthest airport from Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Canyon Caverns Airport", another name for PGS is "L37".
- Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Grand Canyon Caverns Airport's high elevation of 5,386 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) is Kingman Airport (IGM), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WSW of PGS.
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- In October 1991, the 6988th Electronic Security Squadron was subordinated to the Air Force Intelligence Command.
- 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.
- FISCSI Mildenhall is a Navy Detachment of Fleet Industrial Supply Center Sigonella, Italy.
- The 352 SOG is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe, a sub-unified command of the US European Command.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- In August 1979, the 6954th Security Squadron was designated as the 6954th Electronic Security Squadron to coincide with the designation of United States Air Force Security Service as the Electronic Security Command.
- The 727 AMS is part of AMC's en route system that provides fixed and deployed maintenance, aerial port and command and control support to deployed command forces across the globe.
