Nonstop flight route between Presque Isle, Maine, United States and Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI), Presque Isle, Maine, United States and East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,899 miles (or 4,665 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle and East Midlands 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle and East Midlands Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PQI / KPQI |
Airport Name: | Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle |
Location: | Presque Isle, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'20"N by 68°2'40"W |
Area Served: | Presque Isle, Maine |
Operator/Owner: | City of Presque Isle |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 534 feet (163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PQI |
More Information: | PQI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX |
Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport |
Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W |
Area Served: | East Midlands |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMA |
More Information: | EMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI):
- Because of Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle's relatively low elevation of 534 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle 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 furthest airport from Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,570 miles (18,620 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- During World War II, the federal government appropriated the airport, establishing an air base for planes bound to and from Great Britain.
- The closest airport to Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) N of PQI.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 13,385 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 13,513 enplanements in 2009, and 15,052 in 2010.
- Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) has 2 runways.
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- A major development towards the long-haul programme came in 2005 with the introduction of holiday flights to the Dominican Republic, Orlando, and Cancún by First Choice Airways.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- Until 1982, when the head office moved to Donington Hall,British Midland had its head office on the airport property.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- The airport has excellent connections to the motorway network as it is near the M1 and M42, bringing the airfield within easy reach of the major population centres of the Midlands.
- The arrival of low-cost carriers in 2002 resulted in a sharp jump in passenger numbers, rising 36% in that year to 3.23 million.
- DHL Aviation opened a new £35m cargo facility on site in 2000, and in the same year a business park was constructed next to the airport.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The DEMAND Campaign was formed in 2004 to campaign against night flights at the airport and against increasing levels of noise generally.
- The airport was originally a Royal Air Force station, RAF Castle Donington, which was decommissioned in 1946.