Nonstop flight route between Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Hualien Airport (HUN), Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,098 miles (or 9,815 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 Manston Airport and Hualien 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 Manston Airport and Hualien Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSE / EGMH |
Airport Name: | Manston Airport |
Location: | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°20'31"N by 1°20'45"E |
Operator/Owner: | Manston Skyport Ltd c/o Ann Gloag since 29 Nov 2013 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 178 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSE |
More Information: | MSE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUN / RCYU |
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Location: | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°1'23"N by 121°37'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUN |
More Information: | HUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Manston Airport (MSE):
- Departures were offered during summer 2011 to Funchal with specialist operator Atlantic Holidays, operated by UK charter airline Monarch Airlines but have since been discontinued.
- After the plan was published, the Ministry of Defence announced its intention to sell off RAF Manston.
- Because of Manston Airport's relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Manston 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.
- During the Cold War of the 1950s, the United States Air Force used Manston as a Strategic Air Command base for its fighter and fighter-bomber units.
- The closest airport to Manston Airport (MSE) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of MSE.
- The airfield today comprises 700 acres.
- Its location near the Kent coast gave Manston some advantages over other aerodromes, and regular additions in men and machinery were soon made, particularly from Detling, in early days.
- The furthest airport from Manston Airport (MSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 8 March 2012 Infratil announced the decision to dispose of their European airport operations, putting Kent International and Glasgow-Prestwick Airports up for sale.
- Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.
- Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hualien Airport (HUN):
- The airport is accessible within walking distance South East of Beipu Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.
- In addition to being known as "Hualien Airport", other names for HUN include "花蓮航空站花蓮機場" and "Huālián HángkōngzhànHuālián Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Hualien Airport (HUN) is Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of HUN.
- Because of Hualien Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hualien 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 Hualien Airport (HUN) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Hualien Airport (meaning Hualien Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
- Hualien Airport (HUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was opened on May 16, 1962, for military and domestic civilian use.