Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Ross River, Yukon, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(61°58'14"N by 132°25'19"W)
Distance from BLK to XRR:
3,979.94 miles (6,405.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Ross River Airport (XRR), Ross River, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,980 miles (or 6,405 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 Ross River 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 Ross River 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | XRR / CYDM |
| Airport Name: | Ross River Airport |
| Location: | Ross River, Yukon, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°58'14"N by 132°25'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2359 feet (719 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XRR |
| More Information: | XRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- 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.
- 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.
- RAF Coastal Command also established an operational base on site, and expanded RAF Warton to act as a satellite airfield.
- On 18 July 2008, the Blackpool Gazette announced that Jet2 planned to suspend its daily service from Blackpool to Belfast International for the winter.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- In the first week of August 2012, BBC Radio Lancashire announced that the North West Air Ambulance, which is based at the airfield, will be relocated to the Royal Preston Hospital so that specialist doctors can be instantly flown out to a scene.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- Until January 2006 an Avro Vulcan bomber was on static external display close to the entrance to the 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.
Facts about Ross River Airport (XRR):
- The furthest airport from Ross River Airport (XRR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,277 miles (16,539 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Ross River Airport (XRR) is Faro Airport (ZFA), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of XRR.
- Ross River Airport (XRR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.19 miles (9.97 km) ESE | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 26.51 miles (42.66 km) NNW | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 31.14 miles (50.12 km) SSE | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 41.07 miles (66.09 km) S | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 42.30 miles (68.08 km) SE | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 56.17 miles (90.40 km) E | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 68.36 miles (110.01 km) WNW | Isle of Man Airport (IOM) | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 71.70 miles (115.39 km) WSW | Anglesey Airport (HLY) | Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 72.15 miles (116.11 km) ESE | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) N | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 82.37 miles (132.57 km) NE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 85.45 miles (137.51 km) ESE | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 95.68 miles (153.98 km) SE | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 102.73 miles (165.34 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 105.40 miles (169.63 km) SSE | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,822.56 miles (19,026.52 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.16 miles (19,017.84 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,800.69 miles (18,991.32 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,773.99 miles (18,948.36 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,754.98 miles (18,917.76 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,733.26 miles (18,882.80 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,728.92 miles (18,875.82 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,721.98 miles (18,864.65 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,715.98 miles (18,854.99 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,698.38 miles (18,826.67 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,688.51 miles (18,810.79 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,688.35 miles (18,810.52 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,687.10 miles (18,808.52 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,679.52 miles (18,796.32 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,657.81 miles (18,761.37 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.83 miles (56.05 km) WNW | Faro Airport (ZFA) | Faro, Yukon, Canada | |
| 2 | 123.57 miles (198.87 km) SW | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| 3 | 124.66 miles (200.62 km) S | Teslin Airport (YZW) | Teslin, Yukon, Canada | |
| 4 | 157.41 miles (253.32 km) NW | Mayo Airport (YMA) | Mayo, Yukon, Canada | |
| 5 | 175.77 miles (282.87 km) SE | Watson Lake Airport (YQH) | Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada | |
| 6 | 188.10 miles (302.72 km) WSW | Haines Junction Airport (YHT) | Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada | |
| 7 | 199.08 miles (320.39 km) SSW | Skagway Airport (SGY) | Skagway, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 215.71 miles (347.15 km) SSW | Haines Airport (HNS) | Haines, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 220.80 miles (355.35 km) W | Burwash Airport (YDB) | Burwash Landing, Yukon, Canada | |
| 10 | 254.25 miles (409.18 km) NW | Dawson City Airport (YDA) | Dawson City, Yukon, Canada | |
| 11 | 258.51 miles (416.02 km) SSE | Dease Lake Airport (YDL) | Dease Lake, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 260.52 miles (419.26 km) SSW | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 266.33 miles (428.62 km) SSW | Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 269.60 miles (433.89 km) SSW | Gustavus Airport (GST) | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 270.49 miles (435.31 km) SSW | Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) | Funter Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,276.57 miles (16,538.50 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,272.48 miles (16,531.91 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,255.33 miles (16,504.31 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,211.87 miles (16,434.38 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,171.53 miles (16,369.45 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,152.24 miles (16,338.41 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,123.99 miles (16,292.93 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,080.27 miles (16,222.59 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,071.95 miles (16,209.20 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,061.25 miles (16,191.97 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,048.01 miles (16,170.66 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,047.40 miles (16,169.68 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,034.94 miles (16,149.63 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,031.74 miles (16,144.49 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,027.32 miles (16,137.36 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |