Nonstop flight route between Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°18'21"N by 0°47'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W)
Distance from ORM to MOB:
4,470.71 miles (7,194.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sywell Aerodrome (ORM), Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,471 miles (or 7,195 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 Mobile 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 Mobile Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORM / EGBK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'21"N by 0°47'31"W |
| Area Served: | Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ORM |
| More Information: | ORM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sywell Aerodrome (ORM):
- In 2009, Sywell was awarded the Best General Aviation Airport 2009 airport member award by the Airport Operators Association.
- A viewing area is provided for aircraft spotters.
- Sywell has three all-grass operational runways and a fourth all-weather concrete runway.
- Many aerial shots for the film Battle of Britain were taken over the airport and nearby area.
- An industrial area in the complex accommodates firms, agencies and other commercial businesses.
- In addition to being known as "Sywell Aerodrome", another name for ORM is "Northampton/Sywell Aerodrome".
- The aereodrome also houses the Sywell Aviation Museum dedicated to telling the wartime history of the site and the airmen that used it.
- 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.
- Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is Milton Keynes Airport (KYN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of ORM.
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.
- 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)".
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- In the 1960s Eastern Airlines was flying Lockheed L-188 Electras to Mobile and then introduced Boeing 727-100s and Douglas DC-9s primarily to Atlanta.
- Continental Airlines flew nonstop service to Houston Intercontinental Airport during the late 1990s with Boeing 737-200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- 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.
- It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces used Mobile Regional Airport.
- It was at the Mobile Regional Airport that President George W.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.44 miles (29.67 km) S | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 24.36 miles (39.21 km) E | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 29.38 miles (47.29 km) W | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 29.84 miles (48.03 km) NNE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 34.82 miles (56.03 km) SSE | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 39.41 miles (63.43 km) SW | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 41.50 miles (66.79 km) E | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 41.59 miles (66.93 km) WNW | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 41.87 miles (67.38 km) ESE | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 42.68 miles (68.69 km) NNW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 43.17 miles (69.47 km) S | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 43.85 miles (70.57 km) SSE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 49.38 miles (79.46 km) SSW | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 51.07 miles (82.19 km) SW | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 52.42 miles (84.36 km) ESE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,837.51 miles (19,050.58 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,816.87 miles (19,017.35 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,815.94 miles (19,015.87 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,809.48 miles (19,005.46 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,800.62 miles (18,991.20 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,774.07 miles (18,948.48 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,773.93 miles (18,948.26 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,763.81 miles (18,931.98 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,754.32 miles (18,916.70 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,744.18 miles (18,900.37 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,743.48 miles (18,899.26 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,722.25 miles (18,865.08 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,714.28 miles (18,852.26 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,705.97 miles (18,838.88 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,700.08 miles (18,829.41 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) ESE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 23.23 miles (37.39 km) SW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 41.75 miles (67.19 km) ESE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 43.89 miles (70.64 km) SE | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 44.89 miles (72.25 km) WSW | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 52.99 miles (85.28 km) WSW | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) ESE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 60.45 miles (97.29 km) ESE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) ESE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 71.77 miles (115.50 km) NW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) E | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 74.77 miles (120.33 km) NE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) NW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) NW | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 102.25 miles (164.56 km) E | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,117.92 miles (17,892.51 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,071.02 miles (17,817.04 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,066.11 miles (17,809.14 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,058.53 miles (17,796.94 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,056.19 miles (17,793.17 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,052.01 miles (17,786.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,042.03 miles (17,770.38 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,041.07 miles (17,768.84 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,033.35 miles (17,756.42 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,026.67 miles (17,745.66 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,013.66 miles (17,724.72 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,008.12 miles (17,715.81 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.59 miles (17,708.52 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,997.89 miles (17,699.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,983.27 miles (17,675.81 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |