Nonstop flight route between Ocala, Florida, United States and Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ocala International Airport (OCF), Ocala, Florida, United States and Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,198 miles (or 6,755 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 Ocala International Airport and Warton Aerodrome, 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 Ocala International Airport and Warton Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OCF / KOCF |
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Location: | Ocala, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°10'20"N by 82°13'27"W |
Area Served: | Ocala, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Ocala |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OCF |
More Information: | OCF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRT / EGNO |
Airport Name: | Warton Aerodrome |
Location: | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°44'41"N by 2°53'2"W |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRT |
More Information: | WRT Maps & Info |
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.
- In May 2009 construction began on an air traffic control tower.
- The airport began in 1968 with one runway served by Eastern Airlines, one Convair a day JAX-GNV-Ocala-VRB-MIA and back.
- 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.
- Ocala International Airport (OCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ocala International Airport covers 1,532 acres at an elevation of 89 feet.
- The closest airport to Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Leesburg International Airport (LEE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SE of OCF.
- In addition to being known as "Ocala International Airport", another name for OCF is "Jim Taylor Field".
Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):
- Today the airfield is a major assembly and testing facility of BAE Systems Military Air & Information.
- Since November 1994, the Lancashire Constabulary has operated a Eurocopter AS355 helicopter from Warton.
- In June 2010 The Sun reported that poisonous red back spiders had been discovered in a consignment of parts from Australia.
- Warton was also used for development flying of the Nimrod MRA4 Maritime Reconnaissance and Attack aircraft until the aircraft was cut in the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010.
- Warton Aerodrome (WRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- It then became a Royal Air Force station.
- Because of Warton Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Warton Aerodrome 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 Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Warton is the base for BAE Systems' Corporate Air Travel department which operates scheduled services for employees to Farnborough, Munich, Filton, Cambridge, RAF Coningsby, and RAF Marham.
- The closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of WRT.