Nonstop flight route between Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium and Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL), Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium and East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 280 miles (or 451 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 Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield and East Midlands Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBL / EBZR |
Airport Name: | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield |
Location: | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°15'52"N by 4°45'11"E |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OBL |
More Information: | OBL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX |
Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport |
Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W |
Area Served: | East Midlands |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMA |
More Information: | EMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL):
- The closest airport to Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of OBL.
- Because of Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield 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.
- Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,181 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- The airport was originally a Royal Air Force station, RAF Castle Donington, which was decommissioned in 1946.
- Following increasing overcrowding at the terminal building, the airport facilities have been extended and remodelled.
- The arrival of low-cost carriers in 2002 resulted in a sharp jump in passenger numbers, rising 36% in that year to 3.23 million.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- Ryanair has also expanded its East Midlands base with a series of new routes and frequency increases on existing routes.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- By 2006, annual passengers had reached 4.72 million, twelfth highest in the UK.
- BMI had its maintenance base at the airport.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.