Nonstop flight route between Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaver County Airport (BFP), Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,450 miles (or 5,552 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 Beaver County 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 Beaver County 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: | BFP / KBVI |
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| Location: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'21"N by 80°23'29"W |
| Area Served: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Beaver |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1253 feet (382 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFP |
| More Information: | BFP 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 Beaver County Airport (BFP):
- The closest airport to Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSE of BFP.
- Beaver County Airport is a county-owned public airport three miles northwest of Beaver Falls, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Beaver County Airport (BFP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Beaver County Airport", another name for BFP is "BVI".
- Aces Aviation offers flight training in both single and twin engine Diamond Aircraft.
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- Abbotsinch took over from Renfrew airport on 2 May 1966.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- In the 1960s, Glasgow Corporation decided that a new airport for the city was required.
- In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- 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.
- 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.
- The Royal Air Force also has a unit based within the airport - The Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron - to provide flying training to university students who plan to join the RAF.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- Further growth is hampered by the airport's location, which is constrained by the M8 motorway to the south, the town of Renfrew to the east and the River Clyde to the north.
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
