Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Warner Robins, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Robins Air Force Base (WRB), Warner Robins, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,069 miles (or 6,548 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 Robins Air Force Base, 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 Robins Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLK / EGNH |
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| Location: | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W |
| Area Served: | Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire Preston |
| Operator/Owner: | Balfour Beatty |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLK |
| More Information: | BLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRB / KWRB |
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| Location: | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°38'24"N by 83°35'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRB |
| More Information: | WRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- RAF Coastal Command also established an operational base on site, and expanded RAF Warton to act as a satellite airfield.
- Also in 2005, Monarch set up a new route to Málaga, three times a week.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- 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.
- 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.
- The factory was reopened by Hawker Aircraft in the mid-1950s to augment the production of Hawker Hunter jet fighters, under contract SP/6ACFT/9817/CB 7a.
- On 28 January 2012, plans were unveiled to launch a twice-weekly service to Albert - Picardie Airport with Danish Air Transport using ATR-72 equipment.
- 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.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- In 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
Facts about Robins Air Force Base (WRB):
- In addition to being known as "Robins Air Force Base", another name for WRB is "Robins AFB".
- Construction officially started with groundbreaking ceremonies on 1 September on a 3,108-acre tract.
- In 1955, the Air Force added a new 12,000 x 300-ft all-weather runway to the airfield.
- In the worst recorded ceilometer lightbeam kill-off, approximately 50,000 birds from 53 different species died at the base during one night in 1954,.
- The furthest airport from Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The depot's complement began a steady decline after the war, and by March 1946 only 3,900 employees remained.
- As the Korean War ended, along came a new conflict – the Cold War.
- The closest airport to Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of WRB.
