Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Pembroke, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Pembroke Airport (YTA), Pembroke, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,096 miles (or 4,982 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 Glasgow International Airport and Pembroke 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 Glasgow International Airport and Pembroke Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | YTA / CYTA |
Airport Name: | Pembroke Airport |
Location: | Pembroke, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°51'51"N by 77°15'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Pembroke and Area Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 532 feet (162 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTA |
More Information: | YTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- By 1996, Glasgow was handling over 5.5 million passengers per annum, making it the fourth largest airport in the UK.
- 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.
- In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Icelandair temporarily moved its base of operations from Keflavík International Airport to Glasgow due to the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Pembroke Airport (YTA):
- Pem-Air operated regularly scheduled air service between Pembroke Airport and Toronto for 31 years.
- Because of Pembroke Airport's relatively low elevation of 532 feet, planes can take off or land at Pembroke 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.
- Since 2003 there is no full-time tenant, but the airport is used by Ministry of Natural Resources water bombers.
- Pembroke Airport (YTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pembroke Airport (YTA) is Petawawa Airport (YWA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of YTA.
- The furthest airport from Pembroke Airport (YTA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,387 miles (18,325 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.