Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Mobile, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 445 miles (or 716 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 Orlando International Airport and Mobile Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):

• The airport is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
• Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando 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 Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1978, MCO handled 5 million passengers.
• On March 19, 2008, JetBlue announced Orlando as a new focus city.
• In 1975, the final Air Force contingent departed McCoy and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority was established as a state-chartered governmental agency and an enterprise fund of the city of Orlando.
• The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
• Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
• Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
• In the early 1960s, when jet airline flights came to Orlando, the installation became a joint civil-military facility.
• In late 2007, Lufthansa introduced flights to Frankfurt.
• The airport features a unique on-site Hyatt Regency hotel within the main terminal structure.

Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):

• Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile 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 furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• American Airlines restored flights to Chicago in April 2007 but ended them in September 2008.
• Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
• In 1944 with the reduced demand for pilots, the Army ended the flying training, and Domestic Transport Division of Air Transport Command used the airport as a transport airfield.
• The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
• Eastern Air Lines served Mobile beginning during the 1930s.
• Southern Airways also served Mobile.
• United Airlines via United Express previously served Mobile from its hubs in Chicago and Washington D.C.
• In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".