Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Eagle, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Eagle Airport (EAA), Eagle, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,950 miles (or 6,356 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 Eagle 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 Eagle 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 |
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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: | EAA / PAEG |
Airport Name: | Eagle Airport |
Location: | Eagle, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°46'41"N by 141°8'58"W |
Area Served: | Eagle, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 908 feet (277 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EAA |
More Information: | EAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- Work on enlarging and improving the airfield and facilities began in late 1937, but the aerodrome was requisitioned by the Air Ministry in 1938.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- Blackpool Airport Limited has a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- 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.
- 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.
- Until January 2006 an Avro Vulcan bomber was on static external display close to the entrance to the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
- In recent years the airport has been steadily expanding, accommodating helicopter operations for British Gas, and attracting scheduled flights from budget airlines, Jet2 and Ryanair and also scheduled services by smaller operators to the Isle of Man.
- After the £10 Airport Development Fee was introduced at the start of 2009, a new airline was sought to replace Ryanair on its very popular route to Dublin.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- In 2005, Jet2 became the first major low cost airline to base an aircraft at Blackpool Airport.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- Also in 2005, Monarch set up a new route to Málaga, three times a week.
Facts about Eagle Airport (EAA):
- Eagle Airport (EAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Eagle Airport (EAA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,238 miles (16,476 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Eagle Airport's relatively low elevation of 908 feet, planes can take off or land at Eagle 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 closest airport to Eagle Airport (EAA) is Chicken Airport (CKX), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SSW of EAA.