Nonstop flight route between St. George, Alaska, United States and Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. George Airport (STG), St. George, Alaska, United States and London Stansted Airport (STN), Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,921 miles (or 7,919 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 St. George Airport and London Stansted Airport, 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 St. George Airport and London Stansted Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about St. George Airport (STG):

• The furthest airport from St. George Airport (STG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,827 miles (17,424 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• St. George Airport (STG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "St. George Airport", another name for STG is "PBV".
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 604 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 610 enplanements in 2009, and 643 in 2010.
• The closest airport to St. George Airport (STG) is St. Paul Island Airport (SNP), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of STG.
• Because of St. George Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at St. George 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.

Facts about London Stansted Airport (STN):

• London Stansted Airport (STN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Beginning in 1966, after Stansted was placed under BAA control, the airport was used by holiday charter operators wishing to escape the higher costs associated with operating from Heathrow and Gatwick.
• Stansted Airport has one main passenger terminal, near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet.
• Long-haul services to the USA returned in late 2005, when Eos Airlines and MAXjet Airways commenced all-business-class services from Stansted to New York-JFK Airport.
• Stansted's Air traffic control tower was completed in 1996 is amongst the tallest in Britain and was the tallest at the time of its construction.
• London Stansted Airport handled 17,852,393 passengers last year.
• Because of London Stansted Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at London Stansted 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.
• Stansted is a major freight airport, the third busiest in the UK during 2013, behind London Heathrow and East Midlands Airport, handling in excess of 210,000 tonnes per annum, although freight throughput has declined slightly from its 2005 peak level.
• In 2007 passenger numbers peaked at nearly 24 million, but then declined for 5 years and in 2012 the total was around 17.5 million.
• The furthest airport from London Stansted Airport (STN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to London Stansted Airport (STN) is MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of STN.