Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,814 miles (or 7,748 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio International Airport and Warton Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• From February to September 2006, the airport was a "focus city" for United Airlines with flights to 12 cities in conjunction with their partner Trans States Airlines.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• A two-level parking garage immediately across from Terminal A opened in 1982, and the five-level parking garage opened in 1999.
• The furthest airport from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,114 miles (17,886 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Airport diagram for March 1962
• In 1975 the city adopted its first Airport Master Plan with plans for a new 1,300 space parking garage and a new 360,000 sq ft Terminal.
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) E of SAT.
• Because of San Antonio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 809 feet, planes can take off or land at San Antonio 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.
• The longest flight from San Antonio International Airport is to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, a distance of 1,776 miles, with an average duration of 4 hours 7 minutes.

Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):

• In June 2010 The Sun reported that poisonous red back spiders had been discovered in a consignment of parts from Australia.
• 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.
• In 1947, English Electric took over the site, moving its main design office there from the Strand Road site in Preston in 1948.
• The closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of WRT.
• Warton Aerodrome (WRT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Since November 1994, the Lancashire Constabulary has operated a Eurocopter AS355 helicopter from Warton.