Nonstop flight route between Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom and Blackpool, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom and Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 214 miles (or 345 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 Redhill Aerodrome and Blackpool International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Redhill Aerodrome (KRH):

• The Redhill Airshow was a "garden party" style event held at Redhill Aerodrome until 2006.
• The closest airport to Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Gatwick Airport (LGW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of KRH.
• The furthest airport from Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,147 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Redhill Aerodrome is an operational general aviation aerodrome located 1.5 NM southeast of Redhill, Surrey, England, in green belt land.
• Because of Redhill Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Redhill Aerodrome 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.
• Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) has 4 runways.
• Charter and private arrivals and departures can be tracked on the Aerodrome Information website.
• With the withdrawal of the Flying Training School the airfield became an operational RAF station.
• On 24 December 2013, the aerodrome suffered storm damage and flooding, with some light aircraft overturned.
• The airfield came into use in the 1930s for private flying and it was used as an alternative airfield to Croydon Airport by Imperial Airways.
• An Elementary Flying Training School was formed at Redhill in July 1937.

Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):

• Work on enlarging and improving the airfield and facilities began in late 1937, but the aerodrome was requisitioned by the Air Ministry in 1938.
• With the growth of the airport, a new carrier, the ACMI company, Jetstream Executive, operating under the name, Jetstream Express, introduced flights in 2007 from the airport to Belfast City Airport, Aberdeen Airport and Southampton Airport.
• Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool International 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 Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• RAF Coastal Command also established an operational base on site, and expanded RAF Warton to act as a satellite airfield.
• Blackpool Airport Limited has a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• In recent years the airport has been steadily expanding, accommodating helicopter operations for British Gas, and attracting scheduled flights from budget airlines, Jet2 and Ryanair and also scheduled services by smaller operators to the Isle of Man.
• In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
• Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
• Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
• During June 2012, Jet2.com announced plans it would fly to Dalaman and Ibiza from May 2013.
• The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.