Nonstop flight route between Houghton Lake, Michigan, United States and Carlisle, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL), Houghton Lake, Michigan, United States and Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,518 miles (or 5,662 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 Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport and Carlisle Lake District 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 Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport and Carlisle Lake District Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL):

• The furthest airport from Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• It was known as Roscommon County Airport until 2005, when it was named to honor Terry Blodgett, the airport's manager from 1987 until his death in 2004, and his father Francis Blodgett, airport manager from 1959 to 1981.
• The closest airport to Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL) is Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (GDW), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of HTL.
• Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL) has 2 runways.

Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):

• Subject to planning approval by Carlisle City Council, Aer Arann hope to commence a link from Carlisle Lake District Airport to Stobart Air's other base at London Southend Airport and to Dublin, basing an ATR42 aircraft at Carlisle.
• 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.
• Following WA Developments' decision to merge Eddie Stobart with the property and ports company the Westbury Property Fund on 15 August 2007 and to list it on the London Stock Exchange as the Stobart Group, Carlisle Lake District Airport initially remained within the ownership of WA Developments, through its subsidiary Stobart Air Holdings.
• The airport is also home to the Solway Aviation Museum.
• In 1960 Cumberland County Council purchased the site and renamed it Carlisle Airport.
• The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
• Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
• 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.