Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and North Central State Airport (SFZ), Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,147 miles (or 5,064 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 North Central State 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 North Central State 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):

• In 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
• Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
• Three scheduled airlines operate from the airport, as well as occasional charter holiday flights in the summer months.
• The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
• Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
• 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.

Facts about North Central State Airport (SFZ):

• The airport is situated in the towns of Smithfield and Lincoln.
• The furthest airport from North Central State Airport (SFZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of North Central State Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at North Central State 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.
• North Central State Airport (SFZ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to North Central State Airport (SFZ) is T. F. Green Airport (PVD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of SFZ.
• North Central State Airport covers an area of 475 acres at an elevation of 441 feet above mean sea level.