Nonstop flight route between Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Bartow, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), Bartow, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,234 miles (or 6,813 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Bartow 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Bartow Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):

• The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
• The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• As the airport had lost £3.5 million on operations between 1979 and 1994, Carlisle City Council agreed to sell the airport on a 150 year lease to Haughey Airports in 2000.
• Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
• Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
• Planning permission was granted in December 2008 for the Carlisle Lake District Airport expansion and other developments, including a resurfaced runway and new terminal, a major transport and distribution facility for Eddie Stobart Ltd, along with a joint headquarters building.
• However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.
• Since 30 May 2009, the airport has been owned by the Stobart Group on a 150 year lease, expiring 2150.
• Originally housing No.59 Operational Training Unit the station provided day training for Hawker Hurricane pilots, which was replaced by OTU17 Group Coastal Command in August 1942 for training long-range fighter crews on Bristol Beaufort and Bristol Beaufighter conversion squadrons, as well as air firing and night flying.
• On 17 January 2011, Stobart Air submitted proposals to build a 394,000 sq ft Air Freight Distribution Centre on the site.

Facts about Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW):

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• Because of Bartow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Bartow 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 closest airport to Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of BOW.
• In 1946 about 32 former military barracks were converted into apartments for returning military veterans.
• Bartow Municipal is a controlled airport with an FAA Level I contract Air Traffic Control Tower in daily operation 0730 to 1730 local time.
• Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,481 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1941 Bartow Mayor C.E.
• From 1960 through 1967 the City of Bartow again managed the airport and the aviation facilities were again leased to a fixed base operator.