Nonstop flight route between Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom and Flippin, Arkansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sywell Aerodrome (ORM), Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom and Marion County Regional Airport (FLP), Flippin, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,358 miles (or 7,013 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 Sywell Aerodrome and Marion County 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 Sywell Aerodrome and Marion County 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 Sywell Aerodrome (ORM):

• Since 1999, the aerodrome has sought planning permission for a hard runway, which was intended to allow operations to continue over the winter, when the grass runways often become waterlogged.
• Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is Milton Keynes Airport (KYN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of ORM.
• The furthest airport from Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Sywell Aerodrome", another name for ORM is "Northampton/Sywell Aerodrome".
• Because of Sywell Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Sywell 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.
• A viewing area is provided for aircraft spotters.
• Sywell Aerodrome is the local aerodrome serving Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden as it is situated midway between these towns.
• Brooklands Flying Club was the first UK flight school to operate an online booking system.
• Northampton Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• An industrial area in the complex accommodates firms, agencies and other commercial businesses.

Facts about Marion County Regional Airport (FLP):

• Because of Marion County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 719 feet, planes can take off or land at Marion County 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 closest airport to Marion County Regional Airport (FLP) is Ozark Regional Airport (WMH), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of FLP.
• The furthest airport from Marion County Regional Airport (FLP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,869 miles (17,491 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.
• Marion County Regional Airport (FLP) currently has only 1 runway.