Nonstop flight route between Braintree, England, United Kingdom and Sialkot, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom and Sialkot International Airport (SKT), Sialkot, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,827 miles (or 6,159 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 MDPGA Wethersfield and Sialkot International 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 MDPGA Wethersfield and Sialkot International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):

• The group returned to the United States in July 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, on 23 October 1945.
• The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 1951, as a result of the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union, the British provided RAF Wethersfield to the USAF as part of their NATO commitment.
• Soon after the Americans departed for France, Wethersfield was returned to RAF control, becoming the home for 196 and 299 Squadrons, 38 Group, RAF Bomber Command.
• Formerly known as RAF Wethersfield, it opened in 1944.
• The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
• Gardiner Associates, a fire investigation training provider, began providing residential fire investigation training courses for police, fire and forensic science practitioners at MDP Wethersfield in 2000.
• MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
• MDPGA Wethersfield is a Ministry of Defence facility in Essex, England, located north of the village of Wethersfield, about 6 mi north-west of the town of Braintree.
• The 20th Fighter Bomber Wing established an operational detachment at Wheelus AB, Libya, in February 1958.
• In August 1976 the 66th CSS became Detachment 1, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, based at RAF Alconbury.
• Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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 Sialkot International Airport (SKT):

• Sialkot International Airport (SKT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sialkot International Airport (meaning Sialkot International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,315 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this international airport each year.
• Because of Sialkot International Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at Sialkot International 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 closest airport to Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of SKT.
• In addition to being known as "Sialkot International Airport", another name for SKT is "سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا".
• Sialkot International Airport Tower
• The nearest railway station is Sambrial which is 5 km from the airport and is serviced by a taxi and auto-rickshaw link.
• Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan.