Nonstop flight route between Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom and Millville, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom and Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), Millville, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,574 miles (or 5,752 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 London Biggin Hill Airport and Millville Municipal 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 London Biggin Hill Airport and Millville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQH / EGKB |
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Location: | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'50"N by 0°1'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Airports Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQH |
More Information: | BQH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIV / KMIV |
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Location: | Millville, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'4"N by 75°4'19"W |
Area Served: | Millville, New Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | DRBA - City of Millville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIV |
More Information: | MIV Maps & Info |
Facts about London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH):
- Construction on a new state-of-the-art hangar alongside the Passenger Terminal commenced in October 2010.
- Biggin Hill is the location of one of the four "stacks" for aircraft landing at Heathrow Airport, and is used by aircraft approaching from the south east.
- The furthest airport from London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,892 miles (19,139 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The current RAF Biggin Hill is a small enclave on the western boundary of the airport to the south of the passenger terminal, and contains the headquarters of 2427 Squadron of the Air Training Corps.
- In addition to being known as "London Biggin Hill Airport", another name for BQH is "Biggin Hill Airport".
- London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) has 2 runways.
- Between the wars, the airfield was used by a number of experimental units, working on instrument design, ground based anti-aircraft defences, and night flying.
- The closest airport to London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of BQH.
- Towards the end of 1963, the Orpington Urban District Council was approached by the Board of Trade as to whether the Council would purchase Biggin Hill airfield.
- The airfield was originally opened by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.
- In 2001, the London Borough of Bromley as freeholder of the airport succeeded in an action in the Court of Appeal.
- Despite the effective ban on scheduled services, Biggin Hill is used by a large number of business flights by business jets and similar sized aircraft.
- Because of London Biggin Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at London Biggin Hill 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.
Facts about Millville Municipal Airport (MIV):
- The closest airport to Millville Municipal Airport (MIV) is Cape May Airport (WWD), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of MIV.
- Millville Municipal Airport covers an area of 916 acres at an elevation of 85 feet above mean sea level.
- Millville Municipal Airport (MIV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Millville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Millville 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 original base headquarters and Link Trainer buildings today house the Millville Army Air Field Museum.
- In addition to being known as "Millville Municipal Airport", another name for MIV is "Millville Army Airfield".
- On 30 October 1945 Millville AAF was inactivated and on 31 December the airfield was declared excess to the governments needs, and returned to the City of Millville through the War Assets Administration.
- The furthest airport from Millville Municipal Airport (MIV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,760 miles (18,926 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.