Nonstop flight route between Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom and Orlando, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coll Island Airport (COL), Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom and Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,024 miles (or 6,476 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 Coll Island Airport and Orlando Executive 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 Coll Island Airport and Orlando Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COL / |
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| Location: | Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°36'6"N by 6°37'4"W |
| Area Served: | Isle of Coll |
| Operator/Owner: | Argyll and Bute Council |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COL |
| More Information: | COL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORL / KORL |
| Airport Name: | Orlando Executive Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°32'44"N by 81°19'59"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ORL |
| More Information: | ORL Maps & Info |
Facts about Coll Island Airport (COL):
- In addition to being known as "Coll Island Airport", another name for COL is "EGEL".
- The closest airport to Coll Island Airport (COL) is Tiree Airport (TRE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SW of COL.
- The furthest airport from Coll Island Airport (COL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,730 miles (18,877 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Coll Island Airport (COL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Coll Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Coll Island 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 Orlando Executive Airport (ORL):
- The furthest airport from Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Orlando Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Executive 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 United States Army Air Corps took control of the airport in 1940 for use as a training facility and renamed it the Orlando Army Air Base.
- In 1943 the AAFSAT began training units in Night Fighter operations.
- Opened in 1928 as the Orlando Municipal Airport, the airport was the first commercial airport in central Florida.
- By the early 1960s development around the airport had made airport expansion unlikely.
- Orlando Executive Airport is a public airport three miles east of downtown Orlando, in Orange County, Florida.
- The closest airport to Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Orlando International Airport (MCO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) S of ORL.
