Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Allegheny County Airport (AGC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,454 miles (or 5,558 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-Prestwick Airport and Allegheny County 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-Prestwick Airport and Allegheny County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIK / EGPK |
Airport Name: | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport |
Location: | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W |
Area Served: | Glasgow, Prestwick, Strathclyde, Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | Scottish Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIK |
More Information: | PIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGC / KAGC |
Airport Name: | Allegheny County Airport |
Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°21'15"N by 79°55'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1252 feet (382 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGC |
More Information: | AGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- Since 2007 the airport has occasionally been used by BBC motoring TV show Top Gear as the location for various stunts and experiments.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- In 1991 the newly privatised British Airports Authority, BAA Limited, consolidated their portfolio of UK airports.
- The airport was owned by Infratil, a New Zealand company and majority owner of Wellington International Airport Infratil also owned Manston Airport until November 2013.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,764 miles (18,932 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- 2009 saw the unit break a new record as they were tasked to 447 call outs.
- Because of Glasgow-Prestwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow-Prestwick 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 Allegheny County Airport (AGC):
- The closest airport to Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of AGC.
- The furthest airport from Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Allegheny County Airport (AGC) has 2 runways.
- Harold Gatty and Wiley Post visited the airport as it was finishing construction both from the ground and air and commented that it was the finest airport they had encountered.