Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Flippin, Arkansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Marion County Regional Airport (FLP), Flippin, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,231 miles (or 6,810 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 Blackpool International Airport and Marion County Regional 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 Blackpool International Airport and Marion County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):

• The furthest airport from Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
• Also in 2005, Monarch set up a new route to Málaga, three times a week.
• Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool International 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 RAF also selected Blackpool as one of its training wings due to the availability of accommodation.
• Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
• The Ministry of Aircraft Production erected a shadow aircraft factory during 1939-1940 in the north-east corner of the airfield to enable Vickers-Armstrong to operate an aircraft production facility at Squires Gate.
• In 2005, Jet2 became the first major low cost airline to base an aircraft at Blackpool Airport.
• During 2011 the airport has undergone a few changes on the airfield itself.
• In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
• With the growth of the airport, a new carrier, the ACMI company, Jetstream Executive, operating under the name, Jetstream Express, introduced flights in 2007 from the airport to Belfast City Airport, Aberdeen Airport and Southampton Airport.
• Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.

Facts about Marion County Regional Airport (FLP):

• Because of Marion County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 719 feet, planes can take off or land at Marion County Regional 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 Marion County Regional Airport (FLP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,869 miles (17,491 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Marion County Regional Airport (FLP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Marion County Regional Airport (FLP) is Ozark Regional Airport (WMH), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of FLP.
• Marion County Regional Airport covers an area of 80 acres at an elevation of 719 feet above mean sea level.