Nonstop flight route between Moultrie, Georgia, United States and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), Moultrie, Georgia, United States and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,293 miles (or 6,909 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 Moultrie Municipal 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 Moultrie Municipal Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGR / KMGR |
Airport Name: | Moultrie Municipal Airport |
Location: | Moultrie, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°5'6"N by 83°48'11"W |
Area Served: | Moultrie, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Moultrie |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGR |
More Information: | MGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR):
- Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Moultrie Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Moultrie 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.
- The furthest airport from Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Moultrie Airport was built sometime before World War II.
- The closest airport to Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR) is Spence Airport (MUL), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of MGR.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- The technical site on the north-west side was expanded where a single T2 hangar was also erected.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- Satellite bases were considered one answer to this threat – a landing ground within reasonable road travel distance of the parent airfield to which aircraft could be diverted if the home station was bombed or likely to be attacked.
- In addition, two underground gasoline storage facilities, with a total capacity of 216,000 gallons were situated at points adjacent to the perimeter track, but at some distance from the explosive storage area.
- During the Second World War, it was controlled by the USAAF Eighth Air Force, from 23 February 1944 to 7 August 1945 the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, thereafter the United States Air Forces in Europe,