Nonstop flight route between Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Gore, Ethiopia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Gore Airport (GOR), Gore, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,803 miles (or 6,120 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 Gore 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 Gore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Warton Aerodrome (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 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.
• With the merger of English Electric Aviation and the other aircraft divisions of the major British manufacturers in 1960, it became a British Aircraft Corporation site.
• Since November 1994, the Lancashire Constabulary has operated a Eurocopter AS355 helicopter from Warton.
• 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.
• 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.
• Today the airfield is a major assembly and testing facility of BAE Systems Military Air & Information.

Facts about Gore Airport (GOR):

• The furthest airport from Gore Airport (GOR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gore Airport (meaning Gore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Gore Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Gore 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 closest airport to Gore Airport (GOR) is Dembidolo Airport (DEM), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of GOR.