Nonstop flight route between Branson, Missouri, United States and Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Branson Airport (BKG), Branson, Missouri, United States and Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,248 miles (or 6,837 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 Branson Airport and Warton Aerodrome, 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 Branson Airport and Warton Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Branson Airport (BKG):

• In addition to being known as "Branson Airport", another name for BKG is "BBG".
• The furthest airport from Branson Airport (BKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• There are some unusual consequences of the airport's private ownership.
• ExpressJet also operated flights under an independent brand known as Branson Air Express to several markets utilizing regional jets supporting point-to-point transit.
• The closest airport to Branson Airport (BKG) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of BKG.
• On August 27, 2012, Southwest Airlines announced they would be taking over all AirTran flights at the airport on March 9, 2013.
• Branson Airport is located in the Communities of Branson Creek development, a golf/residential complex land formerly belonging to Tennessee Ernie Ford.
• Branson Airport (BKG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The $155 million project includes a 7,140-foot by 150-foot runway, numbered 14/32, and a 58,000-square-foot terminal designed to accommodate 1.4 million passengers a year.

Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):

• The closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of WRT.
• In 1940 new runways were built at Warton so that it could act as a "satellite" airfield for the RAF Coastal Command station at Squires Gate airfield in Blackpool.
• Because of Warton Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Warton Aerodrome 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.
• Warton was used as the base for all British development aircraft and Instrumented Production Aircraft in the Eurofighter programme.
• The furthest airport from Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Warton Aerodrome is located near to Warton village on the Fylde in Lancashire, England.
• Warton is the base for BAE Systems' Corporate Air Travel department which operates scheduled services for employees to Farnborough, Munich, Filton, Cambridge, RAF Coningsby, and RAF Marham.
• The site is not open to the public, although limited areas are made accessible during Open Days which the company holds for the families and friends of employees and local residents.
• Warton Aerodrome (WRT) currently has only 1 runway.