Nonstop flight route between Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Exeter, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Exeter International Airport (EXT), Exeter, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,252 miles (or 6,842 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 Olive Branch Airport and Exeter 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 Olive Branch Airport and Exeter 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: | OLV / KOLV |
Airport Name: | Olive Branch Airport |
Location: | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°58'44"N by 89°47'12"W |
Area Served: | Olive Branch, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Metro Industrial Park Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 402 feet (123 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLV |
More Information: | OLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EXT / EGTE |
Airport Name: | Exeter International Airport |
Location: | Exeter, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°44'3"N by 3°24'50"W |
Area Served: | Exeter, Devon |
Operator/Owner: | Exeter and Devon Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EXT |
More Information: | EXT Maps & Info |
Facts about Olive Branch Airport (OLV):
- Any aircraft from a small training aircraft to a Bombardier Global Express business jet can operate to, from, and around Olive Branch Airport.
- The furthest airport from Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,021 miles (17,736 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Olive Branch Airport (OLV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OLV.
- In the early 1970s, Holiday Inn announced they would construct what would be called Holiday Inn University and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
- Because of Olive Branch Airport's relatively low elevation of 402 feet, planes can take off or land at Olive Branch 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.
Facts about Exeter International Airport (EXT):
- On 5 January 2007 a majority share of the airport was sold by Devon County Council to Regional and City Airports Ltd, a consortium led by construction firm Balfour Beatty.
- The airfield had originated as a grass field for club flying before being constructed in 1937 and formally opened on 30 July 1938 as Exeter Airport at a cost of about £20,000.
- The 440th was a group of Ninth Air Force's 50th Troop Carrier Wing, IX Troop Carrier Command.
- The closest airport to Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Plymouth City Airport (PLH), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of EXT.
- The furthest airport from Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Exeter International Airport handled 741,465 passengers last year.
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) currently has only 1 runway.
- There is no railway station at the airport, and the closest station is Pinhoe railway station.
- Exeter met the requirement of basing USAAF troop carrier groups close to where units of the 101st Airborne Division were located and within reasonable range of the expected area of operations.
- Because of Exeter International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Exeter 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.
- On 11 September the headquarters of the 440th TCG was established at the group's new base at Reims, France, and the last of the air echelon left Exeter two days later.