Nonstop flight route between Peshawar, Pakistan and Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), Peshawar, Pakistan and Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,756 miles (or 6,044 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 Bacha Khan 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 Bacha Khan 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: | PEW / OPPS |
| Airport Name: | Bacha Khan International Airport |
| Location: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E |
| Area Served: | Peshawar |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1158 feet (353 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEW |
| More Information: | PEW 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 Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW):
- Bacha Khan International Airport handled 103,525 passengers last year.
- The airport traces its origins to 1927 when there was a small airfield that catered to much of the British Empire and aircraft that were either travelling onwards to the east or west.
- Peshawar is a major passenger hub with 75% flights internationally bound.
- The closest airport to Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of PEW.
- The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar.
- The furthest airport from Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,962 miles (19,250 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):
- In 1947, English Electric took over the site, moving its main design office there from the Strand Road site in Preston in 1948.
- 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.
- The final new build Tornado left Warton in 1998, a GR.1 for Saudi Arabia.
- Warton Aerodrome (WRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Warton was used as the base for all British development aircraft and Instrumented Production Aircraft in the Eurofighter programme.
- 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 closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of WRT.
- In 1940 new runways were built at Warton so that it could act as a "satellite" airfield for the RAF Coastal Command station at Squires Gate airfield in Blackpool.
