Nonstop flight route between Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,470 miles (or 7,194 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 Will Rogers World 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 Will Rogers World 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):

• In 1947, English Electric took over the site, moving its main design office there from the Strand Road site in Preston in 1948.
• Warton was also used for development flying of the Nimrod MRA4 Maritime Reconnaissance and Attack aircraft until the aircraft was cut in the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010.
• The closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of WRT.
• 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.
• 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 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 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.
• Warton Aerodrome (WRT) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):

• Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
• Will Rogers World Airport is in southwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6 miles from downtown on about 8,100 acres of land.
• The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
• A number of companies offer taxi and shuttle service to downtown Oklahoma City and the surrounding metro area.
• Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
• Lariat Landing is a new development on the east side of the airport grounds that encompasses 1,000 acres.
• The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• A Rockwell Sabreliner, registration N5565 crashed on January 15, 1974, after descending below minimums on an ILS approach in low clouds and fog.