Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Duluth, Minnesota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,699 miles (or 5,953 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 Duluth 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 Blackpool International Airport and Duluth International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):

• The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
• Also in 2005, Monarch set up a new route to Málaga, three times a week.
• Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
• Scheduled flights were resumed by Isle of Man Air Services in summer 1946.
• 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.
• 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 the summer of 2008 Ryanair announced a large cut in capacity at a number of airports, including Stansted, from October 2008 to March 2009, although Blackpool was not affected by these cuts.
• Until January 2006 an Avro Vulcan bomber was on static external display close to the entrance to the airport.
• With aviation roots that trace back to 1909, Blackpool Airport was one of the first aviation sites in the UK.
• The Ministry of Aircraft Production erected a shadow aircraft factory during 1939-1940 in the north-east corner of the airfield to enable Vickers-Armstrong to operate an aircraft production facility at Squires Gate.
• The RAF also selected Blackpool as one of its training wings due to the availability of accommodation.
• In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".

Facts about Duluth International Airport (DLH):

• Duluth International Airport handled 312,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of DLH.
• Construction of a 368 stall parking ramp with skywalk connection to the terminal is slated to be completed by the fall of 2014.
• In 1940, Northwest Airlines begins the first regularly scheduled air service to Duluth.
• Duluth International Airport (DLH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,759 miles (17,315 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.