Nonstop flight route between Duxford, England, United Kingdom and Madras, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), Duxford, England, United Kingdom and Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ), Madras, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,896 miles (or 7,880 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 Duxford Aerodrome and Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield, 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 Duxford Aerodrome and Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Duxford Aerodrome (QFO):

• In addition to being known as "Duxford Aerodrome", other names for QFO include "Royal Air Force Station Duxford" and "USAAF Station 357".
• Because of Duxford Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Duxford Aerodrome 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 airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum and is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the American Air Museum.
• Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,843 miles (19,060 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Duxford became the home of several specialist units, including the Air Fighting Development Unit, which moved to the station at the end of 1940.
• The 350th Fighter Group was activated at Duxford on 1 October 1942 by special authority granted to the Eighth Air Force with a nucleus of P-39 Airacobra pilots with the intention of providing a ground attack fighter organisation for the Twelfth Air Force in the forthcoming Operation Torch,.
• Duxford airfield was assigned to the United States Army Air Forces in 1943 and then became known by the USAAF as "Station 357 ".
• In addition to other operations, the 78th participated in the intensive campaign against the German Air Force and aircraft industry during Big Week, 20–25 February 1944 and helped to prepare the way for the invasion of France.
• In 1938 No.19 Squadron was the first RAF squadron to fly the new Supermarine Spitfire.
• The closest airport to Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of QFO.

Facts about Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ):

• The closest airport to Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ) is Roberts Field (RDM), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) S of MDJ.
• Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ) has 2 runways.
• Madras Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,098 acres at an elevation of 2,437 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,926 miles (17,583 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield", another name for MDJ is "S33".