Nonstop flight route between Alma, Michigan, United States and Newquay, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gratiot Community Airport (AMN), Alma, Michigan, United States and Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), Newquay, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,612 miles (or 5,813 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 Gratiot Community Airport and Newquay Cornwall 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 Gratiot Community Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMN / KAMN |
Airport Name: | Gratiot Community Airport |
Location: | Alma, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°19'19"N by 84°41'17"W |
Area Served: | Alma, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | City of Alma & County of Gratiot |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMN |
More Information: | AMN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQY / EGDG |
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Location: | Newquay, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°26'26"N by 4°59'43"W |
Area Served: | Newquay and Cornwall |
Operator/Owner: | Cornwall Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQY |
More Information: | NQY Maps & Info |
Facts about Gratiot Community Airport (AMN):
- The closest airport to Gratiot Community Airport (AMN) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) N of AMN.
- The airport is staffed between 8am and 6pm.
- Gratiot Community Airport (AMN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gratiot Community Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Gratiot Community 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.
- The furthest airport from Gratiot Community Airport (AMN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,192 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 9,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day.
Facts about Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY):
- The furthest airport from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Newquay Cornwall Airport (meaning Newquay Cornwall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Newquay Cornwall Airport", other names for NQY include "Ayrborth Tewynblustri Kernow" and "EGHQ".
- The expansion of the airport has been criticised by a number of environmental groups.
- Flying operations at RAF St Mawgan ceased in December 2008.
- Newquay Cornwall Airport handled 174,891 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Land's End Airport (LEQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of NQY.
- Because of Newquay Cornwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Newquay Cornwall 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.
- In May 2013, Flybe announced they would cease flying to London-Gatwick, leaving Newquay with year-round flights to just the Isles of Scilly and Manchester.
- Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) currently has only 1 runway.