Nonstop flight route between Blaine, Washington, United States and Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), Blaine, Washington, United States and St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport (PIE), Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,566 miles (or 4,130 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 Blaine Municipal Airport and St. Pete鈥揅learwater International 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 Blaine Municipal Airport and St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Blaine, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48掳59'24"N by 122掳43'57"W |
| Area Served: | Blaine, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Blaine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWS |
| More Information: | BWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIE / KPIE |
| Airport Name: | St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport |
| Location: | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27掳54'36"N by 82掳41'15"W |
| Area Served: | St. Petersburg / Clearwater, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Pinellas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIE |
| More Information: | PIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS):
- Because of Blaine Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Blaine Municipal 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.
- Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Blaine Municipal Airport", another name for BWS is "4W6".
- The furthest airport from Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) is T么lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,691 miles (17,205 kilometers) away in T么lanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) is Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of BWS.
Facts about St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport (PIE):
- The furthest airport from St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport (PIE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,426 miles (18,388 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Construction of the airport at its present site started in March 1941.
- St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport (PIE) has 4 runways.
- Also, the airport recently completed a US$22 million renovation, including, among other things, expanding the gate sizes, new plumbing, and building loading bridges, as the current system requires all passengers to walk across the tarmac to the gate.
- The closest airport to St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport (PIE) is Clearwater Air Park (CLW), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of PIE.
- With the advent of the Jet age, the airport's runway was extended northward into Tampa Bay and the first commercial jet service to PIE was operated by Northwest.
- Because of St. Pete鈥揅learwater International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Pete鈥揅learwater 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.
