Nonstop flight route between Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Omidiyeh, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom and Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI), Omidiyeh, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,864 miles (or 4,609 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 RAF Mildenhall and Omidiyeh Air Base, 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 RAF Mildenhall and Omidiyeh Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHZ / EGUN |
Airport Name: | RAF Mildenhall |
Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from MHZ |
More Information: | MHZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OMI / OIAJ |
Airport Name: | Omidiyeh Air Base |
Location: | Omidiyeh, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°50'7"N by 49°32'5"E |
Operator/Owner: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMI |
More Information: | OMI Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron conducts RC-135 Rivet Joint flight operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres of operations as tasked by National Command Authorities and European Command.
- The squadron was redesignated as the 727 AMS on 15 March 2001.
- The 727 AMS is part of AMC's en route system that provides fixed and deployed maintenance, aerial port and command and control support to deployed command forces across the globe.
- On 1 February 2001, the Air Intelligence Agency was re-aligned under Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
- In August 1979, the 6954th Security Squadron was designated as the 6954th Electronic Security Squadron to coincide with the designation of United States Air Force Security Service as the Electronic Security Command.
- In order to meet a perceived "continental threat", the British military developed the idea to site an RAF bomber base at Mildenhall in the late 1920s.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,829 miles (19,037 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The 352nd develops and implements peacetime and wartime contingency plans.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The 352 SOG is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe, a sub-unified command of the US European Command.
Facts about Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI):
- The furthest airport from Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,836 miles (19,049 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) is Mahshahr Airport (MRX), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of OMI.
- Because of Omidiyeh Air Base's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Omidiyeh Air Base 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.
- Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) has 2 runways.