Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Hancock, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX), Hancock, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,554 miles (or 5,720 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 Blackpool International Airport and Houghton County Memorial 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 Blackpool International Airport and Houghton County Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLK / EGNH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire Preston | 
| Operator/Owner: | Balfour Beatty | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BLK | 
| More Information: | BLK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMX / KCMX | 
| Airport Name: | Houghton County Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Hancock, Michigan, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°10'5"N by 88°29'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Hancock / Houghton (also Calumet, Laurium and Lake Linden) | 
| Operator/Owner: | Houghton County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1095 feet (334 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CMX | 
| More Information: | CMX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- The RAF also selected Blackpool as one of its training wings due to the availability of accommodation.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- In 2005, Jet2 became the first major low cost airline to base an aircraft at Blackpool Airport.
- On 6 May 2008, Balfour Beatty bought the 95% stake of the airport off CityHopper Airports Ltd for £14million.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- Scheduled flights were resumed by Isle of Man Air Services in summer 1946.
- Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool 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.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
- In the first week of August 2012, BBC Radio Lancashire announced that the North West Air Ambulance, which is based at the airfield, will be relocated to the Royal Preston Hospital so that specialist doctors can be instantly flown out to a scene.
- In 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
Facts about Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX):
- The closest airport to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) is Sawyer International Airport (MQT), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) SE of CMX.
- Houghton County Memorial Airport is a county owned, public use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Calumet, a village in Houghton County, Michigan, United States.
- The furthest airport from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,907 miles (17,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) has 2 runways.




