Nonstop flight route between Kalispell, Montana, United States and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), Kalispell, Montana, United States and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,184 miles (or 6,733 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 Glacier Park International Airport and Glasgow 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 Glacier Park International Airport and Glasgow 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: | FCA / KGPI |
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Location: | Kalispell, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°18'38"N by 114°15'21"W |
Area Served: | Kalispell, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Flathead Municipal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2977 feet (907 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCA |
More Information: | FCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLA / EGPF |
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Location: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°52'18"N by 4°25'59"W |
Area Served: | Glasgow, Scotland and UK |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLA |
More Information: | GLA Maps & Info |
Facts about Glacier Park International Airport (FCA):
- The furthest airport from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,533 miles (16,951 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) has 2 runways.
- Glacier Park International Airport handled 355,928 passengers last year.
- United Express has summer Canadair CRJ-700 nonstops to Chicago, and nonstop to Denver year round on CRJ-200s and CRJ-700s.
- The closest airport to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) N of FCA.
- In addition to being known as "Glacier Park International Airport", another name for FCA is "GPI".
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- Because of Glasgow International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow 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.
- The Central Pier, which was part of the original 1966 building, is now used for domestic destinations.
- In 2007, Glasgow became the second busiest airport in Scotland as passenger numbers were surpassed by those at Edinburgh Airport.
- The first commercial flight to arrive was a British European Airways flight from Edinburgh, landing at 8 am on 2 May 1966.
- In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- The furthest airport from Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,739 miles (18,892 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.