Nonstop flight route between Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 625 miles (or 1,006 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 relatively short distance between Warton Aerodrome and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):

• Today the airfield is a major assembly and testing facility of BAE Systems Military Air & Information.
• The final new build Tornado left Warton in 1998, a GR.1 for Saudi Arabia.
• 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.
• 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.
• Since November 1994, the Lancashire Constabulary has operated a Eurocopter AS355 helicopter from Warton.
• 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.

Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):

• Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
• Closer investigations of Jarlsberg showed that the airport was not suitable for expansion.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 4 April 2002, Ryanair started flights to Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
• In 1968, the municipalities of Sandefjord and Sandar merged, giving the Sandefjord a 93.11% ownership in the airport.
• The new owners concluded that the airport needed a new control tower and a new terminal building.
• During the 1950s, the interest to use Torp as an air station dwindled.
• The furthest airport from Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,337 miles (18,245 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In June 2006 the airport decided to invest NOK 24 million to expand the terminal.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp is an international airport located 4 nautical miles northeast of Sandefjord, Norway and 118 km south of Oslo, Norway.
• The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
• In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
• Because of Sandefjord Airport, Torp's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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.
• In 1985, the airport made a NOK 2.1 million profit.