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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ocala International Airport (OCF), Ocala, Florida, United States and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 375 miles (or 604 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 Ocala 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 Ocala International Airport (OCF):

• Because of Ocala International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocala 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.
• Ocala International Airport covers 1,532 acres at an elevation of 89 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Ocala International Airport", another name for OCF is "Jim Taylor Field".
• Ocala International Airport is a city-owned public airport five miles west of Ocala, in Marion County, Florida.
• The airport is about 31 miles south of Gainesville Regional Airport.
• The closest airport to Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Leesburg International Airport (LEE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SE of OCF.
• Ocala International Airport (OCF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In May 2009 construction began on an air traffic control tower.
• The furthest airport from Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
• During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces used Mobile Regional Airport.
• USAir operated nonstop flights to Charlotte, NC during the mid 1990s with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and Fokker F100 jetliners.
• 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)".
• 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.
• Mobile Regional Airport covers an area of 1,717 acres at an elevation of 219 feet above mean sea level.
• United Airlines via United Express previously served Mobile from its hubs in Chicago and Washington D.C.
• 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.
• Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.