Nonstop flight route between Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO), Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,755 miles (or 9,261 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 Playa de Oro International Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, 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 Playa de Oro International Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO):

• In addition to being known as "Playa de Oro International Airport", another name for ZLO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Playa de Oro".
• Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) E of ZLO.
• The furthest airport from Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Playa de Oro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Playa de Oro 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.

Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):

• The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
• The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In September 1939, RAF Upwood squadrons were given operational training roles and Alconbury became RAF Wyton's satellite under No.
• In 1937, Royal Air Force Bomber Command was drawing up plans for dispersal of their aircraft in the event of air raids on its stations.
• RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth are the last Second World War-era Eighth Air Force bases in Britain that are still actively in use and controlled by the United States Air Force.
• The technical site on the north-west side was expanded where a single T2 hangar was also erected.
• The commercial buildings and barracks were dispersed in nearby farmland to the south east of the airfield on the other side of the A14 highway.