Nonstop flight route between Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Orcas Island, Washington, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from WRT to RSJ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- WRT Airport Information
- RSJ Airport Information
- Facts about WRT
- Facts about RSJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to WRT
- List of Nearest Airports to WRT
- Map of Furthest Airports from WRT
- List of Furthest Airports from WRT
- Map of Nearest Airports to RSJ
- List of Nearest Airports to RSJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from RSJ
- List of Furthest Airports from RSJ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ), Orcas Island, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,546 miles (or 7,316 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 Rosario Seaplane Base, 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 Rosario Seaplane Base. 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: | RSJ / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Orcas Island, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'44"N by 122°52'5"W |
Area Served: | Rosario, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Rosario Resort |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RSJ |
More Information: | RSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):
- The closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- It then became a Royal Air Force station.
- 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.
Facts about Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ):
- The furthest airport from Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,715 miles (17,244 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) is Westsound Seaplane Base (WSX), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of RSJ.
- In addition to being known as "Rosario Seaplane Base", another name for RSJ is "W49".
- Because of Rosario Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosario Seaplane Base 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.
- Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) has 2 runways.