Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE), Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,686 miles (or 5,932 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 RAF Northolt and Arnold Palmer Regional 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 RAF Northolt and Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• Starting in 1946 the airfield was used by civil aviation during the construction of nearby Heathrow Airport.
• Construction of the new aerodrome, to be named "RFC Military School, Ruislip", began in January 1915.
• RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles from Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London.
• Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
• On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
• An additional memorial to British, Polish, Australian and New Zealand aircrew killed during the Battle of Britain was unveiled in September 2010.
• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.

Facts about Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE):

• The airport was served by Northwest Airlink, as a reliever for Pittsburgh International Airport on the other side of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
• The closest airport to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) is Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LTB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LBE.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 18,946 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 15,482 in 2009 and 6,978 in 2010.
• In February 2011 Spirit Airlines launched seasonal service to Fort Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach.
• The airport has a terminal building with one baggage claim.
• The furthest airport from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,527 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) has 2 runways.
• The airport covers 945 acres at an elevation of 1,199 feet.