Nonstop flight route between Bahawalpur, Pakistan and Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bahawalpur Airport (BHV), Bahawalpur, Pakistan and Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,050 miles (or 6,518 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 Bahawalpur Airport and Glasgow-Prestwick 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 Bahawalpur Airport and Glasgow-Prestwick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHV / OPBW |
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| Location: | Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'53"N by 71°43'4"E |
| Area Served: | Bahawalpur District, Punjab |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 392 feet (119 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHV |
| More Information: | BHV Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bahawalpur Airport (BHV):
- During the year 2005, he said the PIA had earned a record revenue of Rs 150 million, which was double as compared to the year 2004 from operating at this airport.
- Because of Bahawalpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Bahawalpur 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 new building was named after late Dubai Emir, Sheikh Rashid Terminal, who also funded majority of the project.
- In addition to being known as "Bahawalpur Airport", another name for BHV is "Sheikh Rashid Airport".
- The furthest airport from Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bahawalpur Airport (meaning Bahawalpur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,271 miles (19,748 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) is Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) NNW of BHV.
- Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- On 1 April 2014, The Robert Burns World Federation told Scottish MPs at Holyrood to rename the airport to Robert Burns International Airport a petition was created to rename it as well and was discussed by the public petition committee.
- 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.
- After British Airways had ceased regular passenger operations in 1983, BA continued to intermittently use Prestwick as a site for pilot training, especially for training Concorde pilots.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The United States Air Force operated a base in 1952 on the site of the original airport using former Royal Air Force facilities 1631st Air Base Squadron), and in 1953 on the Monkton side of the airport, both used by the USAF MATS.
- The airport began life around 1934 — primarily as a training airfield — with a hangar, offices and control tower were constructed by the end of 1935.
- 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.
- 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.
