Nonstop flight route between Troy, Alabama, United States and London, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Troy Municipal Airport (TOI), Troy, Alabama, United States and Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,371 miles (or 7,035 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 Troy Municipal Airport and Gatwick 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 Troy Municipal Airport and Gatwick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Troy Municipal Airport (TOI):

• The airfield was turned over to civil control though the War Assets Administration.
• Activated on 11 January 1942 as a satellite airfield for the United States Army Air Forces Maxwell Field near Montgomery.
• The closest airport to Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of TOI.
• Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) has 2 runways.
• Because of Troy Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 398 feet, planes can take off or land at Troy Municipal 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 Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,206 miles (18,034 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):

• The third extension to Gatwick's runway was completed in 1973, bringing it to 10,165 ft and allowing for non-stop narrow-body operations to the US west coast and commercially viable, long-range wide-body operations.Wardair became the first airline to operate Boeing 747s at Gatwick.KLM augmented its Heathrow–Amsterdam service with a Gatwick–Amsterdam route, making it the first non-UK airline to split operations between Heathrow and Gatwick for commercial reasons rather than to comply with government directives.
• On 1 April 1961, BEA began operating half its London–Paris flights from Gatwick.
• In July 1952, the British government confirmed that the airport would be renovated, primarily for aircraft diverted from Heathrow in bad weather.
• Two fatal accidents occurred, raising questions about the airport's safety.
• In 1935, a new airline, Allied British Airways, was formed with the merger of Hillman's Airways, United Airways and Spartan Airways.
• The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
• The London and Brighton Railway opened on 21 September 1841, and ran near Gatwick Manor.
• Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
• Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
• Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
• The Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932, and operated a flying school.
• The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.