Nonstop flight route between Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,787 miles (or 6,095 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Edinburgh 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLT / KCLT |
Airport Name: | Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'50"N by 80°56'35"W |
Area Served: | Charlotte metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Charlotte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 748 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLT |
More Information: | CLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDI / EGPH |
Airport Name: | Edinburgh Airport |
Location: | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°57'0"N by 3°22'21"W |
Area Served: | Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Central Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 136 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDI |
More Information: | EDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):
- In 1989 Piedmont merged with USAir.
- The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
- Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas 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.
- Airport diagram for 1955
- Construction of Charlotte International's fourth runway began in the spring of 2007.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):
- As a cheaper alternative to the cancelled Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project, an additional interchange station is currently being constructed on the Fife Circle Line.
- The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
- There are currently no direct rail links to Edinburgh Airport, although it lies very close to the Fife Circle and the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway lines.
- Although the original main runway 13/31 served the airport well, its alignment had the disadvantage of suffering from severe crosswinds and the other two minor runways were very short and could not be readily extended, so movements were transferred to a new runway in an addition completely outside the original airfield boundary.
- Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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.
- In 1952 the runway was extended to 6000 ft to handle the Vampire FB5s operated by the based 603 Squadron.
- Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
- A £40m extension to the departure lounge has been built, work commenced in December, 2008.
- Turnhouse Aerodrome was the most northerly British air defence base in World War I used by the Royal Flying Corps.
- Lothian Buses provide public transportation to the airport with the Airlink 100 express bus from Edinburgh city centre, as well as the number 35 direct to Ocean Terminal and N22 with the same destination but alternative route.
- Passenger traffic at Edinburgh Airport reached a record level in 2013 with nearly 9.8 million passengers and over 111,000 aircraft movements.