Nonstop flight route between Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,545 miles (or 7,314 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 Warton Aerodrome and Flamingo 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 Warton Aerodrome and Flamingo 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BON / TNCB |
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| Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
| Area Served: | Bonaire |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BON |
| More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):
- Warton is the base for BAE Systems' Corporate Air Travel department which operates scheduled services for employees to Farnborough, Munich, Filton, Cambridge, RAF Coningsby, and RAF Marham.
- The closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of WRT.
- 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.
- Warton Aerodrome (WRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Warton Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee Limited).
- Warton was used as the base for all British development aircraft and Instrumented Production Aircraft in the Eurofighter programme.
- 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 airfield was first operated as an air depot of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, as thousands of aircraft were processed on their way to active service in Britain, North Africa, the Mediterranean and mainland Europe.
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- Apart from the passenger terminal Bonaire Airport has facilities for freight and mail.
- The airport has two main ramps.
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo 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.
- It is planned to expand the current airport building as more airlines and tourists come to Bonaire.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- American soldiers arrived on Bonaire in the second half of 1943 and their commander stated that a new airport had to be built.
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- In 1970 the runway was extended to a length of 1750 meters and a width of 30 meters, enough for a DC9 to land and take-off with full load.
- Bonaire's first airport was located near Tra'i Montaña Subi Blanku and walked across the current path of Kralendijk to Rincon.
