Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Morrilton, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ), Morrilton, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,485 miles (or 7,219 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 Gatwick Airport and Petit Jean Park 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 Gatwick Airport and Petit Jean Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGW / EGKK |
| Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport |
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W |
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGW |
| More Information: | LGW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPJ / KMPJ |
| Airport Name: | Petit Jean Park Airport |
| Location: | Morrilton, Arkansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°8'20"N by 92°54'33"W |
| Area Served: | Morrilton, Arkansas |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Arkansas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 923 feet (281 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPJ |
| More Information: | MPJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- In 1935, a new airline, Allied British Airways, was formed with the merger of Hillman's Airways, United Airways and Spartan Airways.
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
- Between 1958 and 1959, Sudan Airways and BWIA West Indies Airways were among Gatwick's first scheduled overseas airlines.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- In November 1972, Laker Airways became the first operator of wide-body aircraft at Gatwick after the introduction of two McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft.
Facts about Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ):
- The furthest airport from Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,846 miles (17,454 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Petit Jean Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 923 feet, planes can take off or land at Petit Jean Park 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 closest airport to Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ) is Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of MPJ.
- Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ) currently has only 1 runway.
