Nonstop flight route between Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, Canada and Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bob Quinn Lake Airport (YBO), Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, Canada and Manston Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,465 miles (or 7,186 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 Bob Quinn Lake Airport and Manston 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 Bob Quinn Lake Airport and Manston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bob Quinn Lake Airport (YBO):

• The furthest airport from Bob Quinn Lake Airport (YBO) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,494 miles (16,888 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Bob Quinn Lake Airport", another name for YBO is "CBW4".
• Bob Quinn Lake Airport (YBO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bob Quinn Lake Airport (YBO) is Bronson Creek Airport (YBM), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of YBO.

Facts about Manston Airport (MSE):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Manston Airport handled 8,595 passengers last year.
• Rapid development began in 2004 in an attempt to make it a budget airline hub.
• Kent International Airport was initially a 38 acres civilian area within the former RAF Manston that included the existing terminal building and an apron where passengers embarked and the largest freighters were loaded.
• Manston Airport (MSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 14 November 2012, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced double daily flights from Manston to Amsterdam, with onwards connections to the rest of KLM's network.
• In December 2003 the government issued a White Paper on "The Future of Air Transport", which states that Manston "could play a valuable role in meeting local demand and could contribute to regional economic development." The government would support development in principle, "subject to relevant environmental considerations".
• Charter flights were operated from Manston by Seguro Travel Limited, operating as "Kent Escapes".
• The closest airport to Manston Airport (MSE) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SW of MSE.