Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Leipzig, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Leipzig, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 659 miles (or 1,061 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 relatively short distance between Blackpool International Airport and Leipzig/Halle Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LEJ / EDDP |
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Location: | Leipzig, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°25'26"N by 12°14'11"E |
Area Served: | Leipzig and Halle |
Operator/Owner: | Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 470 feet (143 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEJ |
More Information: | LEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- With the growth of the airport, a new carrier, the ACMI company, Jetstream Executive, operating under the name, Jetstream Express, introduced flights in 2007 from the airport to Belfast City Airport, Aberdeen Airport and Southampton Airport.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- During 2006, British North West Airlines, the smallest airline based at Blackpool has, according to its website, stopped trading for both charter and scheduled flights.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- In 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
- During June 2012, Jet2.com announced plans it would fly to Dalaman and Ibiza from May 2013.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
Facts about Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ):
- The furthest airport from Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Leipzig/Halle Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig/Halle 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.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport railway station is located directly beneath the passenger terminal and has national connections to cities like Magdeburg, Hanover, Cologne and Dresden.
- In addition to being known as "Leipzig/Halle Airport", another name for LEJ is "Flughafen Leipzig/Halle".
- The closest airport to Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LEJ.
- Despite its name, the airport ground property tax goes to the county of Delitzsch.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 2,286,151 passengers last year.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) has 2 runways.