Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,461 miles (or 3,961 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 Glasgow International Airport and Kiryat Shmona Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLA / EGPF |
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Location: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°52'18"N by 4°25'59"W |
Area Served: | Glasgow, Scotland and UK |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLA |
More Information: | GLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSW / LLKS |
Airport Name: | Kiryat Shmona Airport |
Location: | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E |
Area Served: | Kiryat Shmona |
Operator/Owner: | Disputed |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSW |
More Information: | KSW Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- Work commenced in late 2007, on Skyhub which created a single, purpose built security screening area in place of the previous individual facilities for each of the three piers, the other side effect being an enlargened duty-free shopping area created by taking most of the previous landside shopping and restaurant facilities airside.
- The West Pier, built as part of the 1989 extension project, is the principal international and long haul departure point, with some gates capable of handling Boeing 747 aircraft.
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- A dedicated international departure lounge and pier was added at the western side of the building, leaving the facility with a total of 38 gates, bringing its capacity up to nine million passengers per year.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,739 miles (18,892 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Further growth is hampered by the airport's location, which is constrained by the M8 motorway to the south, the town of Renfrew to the east and the River Clyde to the north.
- Because of Glasgow International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow 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.
- The airport is home to the Scottish regional airline Loganair, currently a Flybe franchise operator, who have their head office located on site.
- In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW):
- Because of Kiryat Shmona Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiryat Shmona 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 Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- Runway 21 with Naftali hills in the background
- Tamir Airways announced that it would stop flying to Upper Galilee shortly before the Second Lebanon War broke out, but they changed their mind because they saw it as a "mission of national importance".
- The furthest airport from Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,579 miles (18,635 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.