Nonstop flight route between Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany and Glasgow, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Borkum Airfield (BMK), Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany and Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), Glasgow, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,314 miles (or 6,943 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 Borkum Airfield and Glasgow Municipal 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 Borkum Airfield and Glasgow Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMK / EDWR |
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Location: | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°35'44"N by 6°42'33"E |
Area Served: | Borkum, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Wirtschaftsbetriebe der Stadt Borkum GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMK |
More Information: | BMK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLW / KGLW |
Airport Name: | Glasgow Municipal Airport |
Location: | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°1'54"N by 85°57'14"W |
Area Served: | Glasgow, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Glasgow Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLW |
More Information: | GLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Borkum Airfield (BMK):
- The furthest airport from Borkum Airfield (BMK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,746 miles (18,903 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Borkum Airfield (BMK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Borkum Airfield's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Borkum Airfield 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 addition to being known as "Borkum Airfield", another name for BMK is "Flugplatz Borkum".
- The closest airport to Borkum Airfield (BMK) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of BMK.
Facts about Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW):
- Because of Glasgow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow Municipal 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 Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Paducah KY (BWG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of GLW.
- Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,236 miles (18,082 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.