Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Magadan, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Sokol Airport (GDX), Magadan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,449 miles (or 7,160 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 Sokol 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 Sokol 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):

• 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".
• Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
• The airport site's first aviation use was in October 1909, when the UK's first official public Flying Meeting was held on a specially laid out site at Squires Gate, followed by another in 1910.
• The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
• In 2005, Jet2 became the first major low cost airline to base an aircraft at Blackpool Airport.
• 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 handled 262,630 passengers last year.
• 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.

Facts about Sokol Airport (GDX):

• In addition to being known as "Sokol Airport", another name for GDX is "Аэропорт Сокол".
• Because of Sokol Airport's relatively low elevation of 574 feet, planes can take off or land at Sokol 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 Sokol Airport (GDX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,440 miles (18,411 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Sokol Airport (GDX) is Okhotsk Airport (OHO), which is located 269 miles (434 kilometers) W of GDX.
• Sokol Airport (GDX) currently has only 1 runway.