Nonstop flight route between Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States and Blackpool, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States and Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,704 miles (or 5,961 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 Wittman Regional Airport and Blackpool International 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 Wittman Regional Airport and Blackpool International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSH / KOSH |
| Airport Name: | Wittman Regional Airport |
| Location: | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°59'3"N by 88°33'24"W |
| Area Served: | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OSH |
| More Information: | OSH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLK / EGNH |
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| Location: | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W |
| Area Served: | Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire Preston |
| Operator/Owner: | Balfour Beatty |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLK |
| More Information: | BLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Wittman Regional Airport (OSH):
- Because of Wittman Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Wittman 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 furthest airport from Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,996 miles (17,696 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSE of OSH.
- 2011 EAA Airventure airshow
- New air traffic control tower with A380 in background
- Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) has 4 runways.
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- The factory was reopened by Hawker Aircraft in the mid-1950s to augment the production of Hawker Hunter jet fighters, under contract SP/6ACFT/9817/CB 7a.
- On 18 July 2008, the Blackpool Gazette announced that Jet2 planned to suspend its daily service from Blackpool to Belfast International for the winter.
- Blackpool Airport Limited has a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- In the first week of August 2012, BBC Radio Lancashire announced that the North West Air Ambulance, which is based at the airfield, will be relocated to the Royal Preston Hospital so that specialist doctors can be instantly flown out to a scene.
- With aviation roots that trace back to 1909, Blackpool Airport was one of the first aviation sites in the UK.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- Also in 2005, Monarch set up a new route to Málaga, three times a week.
- Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool 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.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
