Nonstop flight route between Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF), Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,352 miles (or 5,394 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Pittsfield 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Pittsfield 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: | LPA / GCLP |
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Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSF / KPSF |
Airport Name: | Pittsfield Municipal Airport |
Location: | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°25'36"N by 73°17'34"W |
Area Served: | Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pittsfield |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1194 feet (364 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSF |
More Information: | PSF Maps & Info |
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- In 1919, Frenchman Pierre George Latécoère was granted clearance from the French & Spanish governments to establish an airline route between Toulouse & Casablanca.
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
- The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- In October 1991, the terminal was enlarged with improved facilities so it could handle more passengers.
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
- The airport was an official alternative landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle, before the ending of Space Shuttle programme in July 2011.
- There's currently another terminal under construction on the west of the airport.
- Military activity was most intense during the mid 1970s, at the time of the crisis of decolonisation of Western Sahara and its occupation by Morocco.
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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.
Facts about Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF):
- The furthest airport from Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pittsfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 550 acres at an elevation of 1,194 feet above mean sea level.
- Commercial airline service to Pittsfield was once provided by Command Airways and Precision Airlines.
- Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) has 2 runways.
- Pittsfield Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Pittsfield, a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
- The closest airport to Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) is Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of PSF.