Nonstop flight route between Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,330 miles (or 6,969 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and RAF Mildenhall, 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and RAF Mildenhall. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGE / |
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Location: | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°29'30"N by 85°46'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | Bradbury Family Partnership |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 253 feet (77 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TGE |
More Information: | TGE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):
- The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sharpe Field covers an area of 2,600 acres at an elevation of 253 feet above mean sea level.
- Twin-engine training commenced at Tuskegee in 1943, at first using the AT-10.
- Although the 1962 Birmingham Sectional Chart depicted Sharpe Field as having 4 paved runways, the Aerodromes table included the remark "North/South only usable runway."
- Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 23 July 1941 the Air Corps established an Air Corps Advanced Flying School to be activated at Tuskegee.
- The Tuskegee airfield was evidently closed once again at some point between 1965–71, as it was not listed among active airfields in the 1971 Flight Guide.
- The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
- Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army 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.
- Aircraft used at Tuskegee during World War II included the PT-17 biplane primary trainer, BT-13 monoplane basic trainer, AT-6 Texan advanced trainer, and P-40 Warhawk.
- In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- On 1 October 1993, the 6988th Electronic Security Squadron was designated the 488th Intelligence Squadron as part of the ongoing restructuring of Air Force Intelligence and the Air Force Intelligence Command as a field operating agency.
- The squadron provides all operational management, aircraft maintenance, administration, and intelligence support to produce politically sensitive real-time intelligence data vital to national foreign policy.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- FISCSI Mildenhall is a Navy Detachment of Fleet Industrial Supply Center Sigonella, Italy.
- The 352 SOG is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe, a sub-unified command of the US European Command.