Nonstop flight route between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Bartow, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Capital City Airport (HAR), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), Bartow, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 893 miles (or 1,438 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 Capital City Airport and Bartow Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Capital City Airport (HAR):

• In addition to being known as "Capital City Airport", another name for HAR is "CXY".
• Capital City Airport (HAR) has 2 runways.
• Capital City Airport is a public airport in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, three miles southeast of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania.
• Capital City Airport is next to the Defense Distribution Center, one of the largest military distribution centers for supplies and equipment for the U.S.
• The closest airport to Capital City Airport (HAR) is Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of HAR.
• A study by the PA Department of Transportation in 2000 concluded that Capital City Airport related activates generate nearly $24 million a year in economic output.
• Because of Capital City Airport's relatively low elevation of 347 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital City 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 Capital City Airport (HAR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW):

• Bartow Municipal Airport and Industrial Park has been self-supporting since its inception.
• Bartow Municipal Airport is a public airport four miles northeast of Bartow, in Polk County, Florida.
• In 1941 Bartow Mayor C.E.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1946 about 32 former military barracks were converted into apartments for returning military veterans.
• Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) has 3 runways.
• The base was ordered deactivated on 25 October 1945 and it closed by the end of the year.