Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and North Bay, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and North Bay Airport (YYB), North Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,260 miles (or 5,246 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 Bay 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 Bay 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 |
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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: | YYB / CYYB |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'50"N by 79°25'27"W |
Area Served: | North Bay, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of North Bay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1215 feet (370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYB |
More Information: | YYB Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- 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.
- Until January 2006 an Avro Vulcan bomber was on static external display close to the entrance to the airport.
- Also in 2005, Monarch set up a new route to Málaga, three times a week.
- 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.
- 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.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- During 2011 the airport has undergone a few changes on the airfield itself.
- 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".
Facts about North Bay Airport (YYB):
- In addition to being known as "North Bay Airport", another name for YYB is "North Bay/Jack Garland Airport".
- The closest airport to North Bay Airport (YYB) is Sudbury Airport (YSB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of YYB.
- The airport is home to the Canadore College's aviation campus which houses their aviation programs.
- The furthest airport from North Bay Airport (YYB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit.
- North Bay Airport (YYB) has 3 runways.