Nonstop flight route between Kingscote, South Australia, Australia and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kingscote Airport (KGC), Kingscote, South Australia, Australia and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,181 miles (or 16,384 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 Kingscote Airport and Glasgow International 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 Kingscote Airport and Glasgow International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGC / YKSC |
Airport Name: | Kingscote Airport |
Location: | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°42'50"S by 137°31'18"E |
Area Served: | Kangaroo Island |
Operator/Owner: | Kangaroo Island Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGC |
More Information: | KGC Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Kingscote Airport (KGC):
- Guinea Airways operated the first commercial service to Kangaroo Island, commencing in the 1930s.
- The closest airport to Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Adelaide Airport (ADL), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) NE of KGC.
- Kingscote Airport handled 51,021 passengers last year.
- From 1986 to 1990, Lloyd Aviation operated Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft, before flying the Irish-made Short 330.
- Because of Kingscote Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingscote 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.
- Kingscote Airport (KGC) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- By 1996, Glasgow was handling over 5.5 million passengers per annum, making it the fourth largest airport in the UK.
- In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
- 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.
- Currently, the airport is easily accessed by road due to the adjoining M8 motorway and is served by a frequent and dedicated express bus from the city centre.
- The airport is currently linked to Glasgow City Centre by Glasgow Shuttle bus service 500.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- The East Pier, constructed in the mid-1970s, was originally used for international flights but in recent years has been redeveloped for use by EasyJet and Loganair as well as some charters.
- 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 Royal Navy left in October 1963.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.