Nonstop flight route between Manchester, United Kingdom and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,210 miles (or 8,384 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 Manchester Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Manchester Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAN / EGCC |
Airport Name: | Manchester Airport |
Location: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°21'14"N by 2°16'29"W |
Area Served: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Manchester Airports Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAN |
More Information: | MAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):
- Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
- Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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.
- Airlines serving the Asian market include Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Flynas, Pakistan International Airlines, Qatar Airways, Saudia and Singapore Airlines.
- Terminal 1 is used by airlines with scheduled and charter operations, flying to European and other worldwide destinations.
- The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
- The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In the Summer of 2009, a £50 million redevelopment programme for Terminal 1 was completed.
- North American carriers at Manchester include American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways.
- Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.
- There also plans to create a business centre to help encourage businesses to set up in Manchester.
- Manchester Airport, is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England.
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- In 1960, the nearby Air Force Satellite Test Center, was created adjacent to NAS Moffett Field.
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- Hangars #2 and #3 are some of the world's largest freestanding wood structures.
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
- In August 2008, the Navy proposed simply stripping the toxic coating from the hangar and leaving the skeleton after spraying it with a preservative.