Nonstop flight route between Schenectady, New York, United States and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Schenectady County Airport (SCH), Schenectady, New York, United States and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,371 miles (or 5,424 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 Schenectady County 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 Schenectady County Airport and RAF Mildenhall. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Schenectady County Airport (SCH):

• The closest airport to Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Albany International Airport (ALB), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SE of SCH.
• Founded in 1927, the airport is home to Richmor Aviation, Fortune Air, the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard, the Empire State Aerosciences Museum, and several private aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,651 miles (18,750 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Schenectady County Airport (SCH) has 3 runways.
• Because of Schenectady County Airport's relatively low elevation of 378 feet, planes can take off or land at Schenectady 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.
• Schenectady County Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 378 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):

• RAF Mildenhall and its sister base RAF Lakenheath have the largest United States Air Force presence in the United Kingdom.
• Closed for runway repairs throughout 1958, the Military Air Transport Service transferred its main United Kingdom terminal to Mildenhall from RAF Burtonwood on 1 March 1959, and the base became "The Gateway to the United Kingdom", for most U.S.
• 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.
• The 352nd develops and implements peacetime and wartime contingency plans.
• The mission of the 352 SOG is to serve as the focal point for all U.S.
• The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
• On 1 October 1993, the 6988th Electronic Security Squadron was designated the 488th Intelligence Squadron as part of the ongoing restructuring of Air Force Intelligence and the Air Force Intelligence Command as a field operating agency.