Nonstop flight route between Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Stansted Airport (STN), Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,533 miles (or 7,295 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 London Stansted Airport and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal 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 London Stansted Airport and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about London Stansted Airport (STN):

• The closest airport to London Stansted Airport (STN) is MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of STN.
• In November 2006 Uttlesford District Council rejected a BAA planning application to increase the permitted number of aircraft movements and to remove the limit on passenger numbers.
• London Stansted Airport (STN) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Terminal facilities include several bureaux de change facilities, luggage services, internet access, toilets, showers, a chapel and multifaith prayer room for worship.
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation finally took control of Stansted in 1949 and the airport was then used as a base by several UK charter airlines.
• London Stansted Airport handled 17,852,393 passengers last year.
• After the withdrawal of the Americans on 12 August 1945, Stansted was taken over by the Air Ministry and used by No.

Facts about Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG):

• Because of Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport", another name for HBG is "(former Hattiesburg Army Airfield)".
• The 27th Bombardment Group, flying A-20 Havocs arrived at Hattiesburg in mid-August.
• Alarmed by the fall of France in 1940, Congress funded an increase from 29 to 54 combat groups in the United States Army Air Corps.
• The closest airport to Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNW of HBG.
• Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,063 miles (17,804 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The first airline flights were Delta DC-3s in 1948.
• Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower.