Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC), Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,725 miles (or 4,385 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 Baie-Comeau 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 Baie-Comeau 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):

• The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
• 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.
• Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In 2005, Jet2 became the first major low cost airline to base an aircraft at Blackpool Airport.
• In 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
• 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 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".
• 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.
• Three scheduled airlines operate from the airport, as well as occasional charter holiday flights in the summer months.
• 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.

Facts about Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC):

• Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) is Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of YBC.
• Because of Baie-Comeau Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Baie-Comeau 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.