Nonstop flight route between Florence, South Carolina, United States and Patuxent River, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Florence Regional Airport (FLO), Florence, South Carolina, United States and Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK), Patuxent River, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 338 miles (or 544 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 relatively short distance between Florence Regional Airport and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Florence Regional Airport (FLO):

• Because of Florence Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence 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 only scheduled flights are US Airways Express to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, which takes about 30 minutes.
• The furthest airport from Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,589 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Operation of the airport was assigned to the Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority in 1999.
• In addition to being known as "Florence Regional Airport", another name for FLO is "(former Florence Army Airfield)".
• Florence Regional Airport (FLO) has 2 runways.
• After the 344th was inactivated, the replacement training was taken over by the 334th Army Air Forces Base Unit.
• From the 1960s until 1997 Florence was home to a large aviation museum, the Florence Air & Missile Museum.
• The closest airport to Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NW of FLO.
• Eastern Airlines stopped at FLO from 1948 until 1965.

Facts about Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK):

• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) is St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of NHK.
• The base became a center for testing as several facilities were constructed throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Patuxent River", other names for NHK include "Trapnell Field" and "KNHK - FAA: NHK".
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) has 3 runways.
• The base was also was used as a filming location for the Harrison Ford film Random Hearts.
• Because of Naval Air Station Patuxent River's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River 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 onset of American involvement in World War II spurred establishment of the new air station.Rear Admiral John Henry Towers, Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, requested approval and authorization to begin construction on December 22, 1941.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.