Nonstop flight route between Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(44°11'44"N by 12°4'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W)
Distance from FRL to PIK:
1,072.64 miles (1,726.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forlì Airport (FRL), Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,073 miles (or 1,726 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 relatively short distance between Forlì Airport and Glasgow-Prestwick Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRL / LIPK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°11'44"N by 12°4'10"E |
| Area Served: | Forlì |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRL |
| More Information: | FRL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIK / EGPK |
| Airport Name: | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport |
| Location: | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W |
| Area Served: | Glasgow, Prestwick, Strathclyde, Scotland |
| Operator/Owner: | Scottish Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIK |
| More Information: | PIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Forlì Airport (FRL):
- Forlì Airport handled 261,939 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Forlì Airport (FRL) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of FRL.
- In the joint company proposal, a radical shift in focus was put forth which attracted the support of government, workers parties, and education.
- The furthest airport from Forlì Airport (FRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Forlì Airport (meaning Forlì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Forlì Airport (FRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/news/1203695/Il-Ridolfi-ha-un-futuro.html
- Because of Forlì Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Forlì 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.
- http://www.forlitoday.it/economia/aeroporto-privatizzazione-offerta-bando-passeggeri.html
- March 29, 2013 saw the last commercially scheduled flight from the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Forlì Airport", another name for FRL is "Aeroporto di Forlì - "L. Ridolfi"".
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport is considered to be the only piece of United Kingdom territory on which Elvis Presley ever set foot, when the United States Army transport plane carrying him home stopped to refuel in 1960, en route from Germany.
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Glasgow-Prestwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow-Prestwick 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.
- Today, Ryanair serves more than 20 destinations from Prestwick — one of their maintenance hubs – and other budget airlines have also moved into the airport.
- The airport was owned by Infratil, a New Zealand company and majority owner of Wellington International Airport Infratil also owned Manston Airport until November 2013.
- After British Airways had ceased regular passenger operations in 1983, BA continued to intermittently use Prestwick as a site for pilot training, especially for training Concorde pilots.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,764 miles (18,932 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- On 8 March 2012 the airport owner Infratil announced that they had placed the airfield up for sale.
- In 1938 passenger facilities were added.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.41 miles (47.33 km) ESE | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy |     |
| 2 | 45.16 miles (72.69 km) WNW | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 3 | 50.61 miles (81.45 km) WSW | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 4 | 75.77 miles (121.95 km) ESE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 5 | 76.59 miles (123.25 km) SSW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 6 | 79.15 miles (127.38 km) SSE | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 7 | 83.64 miles (134.60 km) N | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 8 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) WSW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 9 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) N | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 10 | 97.56 miles (157.01 km) WNW | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 11 | 98.80 miles (159.00 km) NNW | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 12 | 100.74 miles (162.13 km) N | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 13 | 101.19 miles (162.85 km) NW | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 14 | 103.18 miles (166.06 km) ENE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 15 | 111.11 miles (178.81 km) SSW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,012.37 miles (19,331.99 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,614.34 miles (18,691.42 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,590.58 miles (18,653.19 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,573.20 miles (18,625.22 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,555.65 miles (18,596.97 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,540.69 miles (18,572.89 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,540.00 miles (18,571.78 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,538.01 miles (18,568.58 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,529.40 miles (18,554.73 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,517.81 miles (18,536.07 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,517.10 miles (18,534.93 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,502.33 miles (18,511.15 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,498.70 miles (18,505.31 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,495.96 miles (18,500.90 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,477.36 miles (18,470.98 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.82 miles (41.56 km) NNE | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 43.11 miles (69.39 km) W | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 56.45 miles (90.85 km) ENE | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 66.11 miles (106.39 km) W | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 74.41 miles (119.75 km) WNW | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 79.69 miles (128.24 km) SW | George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 79.81 miles (128.45 km) NE | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 80.69 miles (129.86 km) ESE | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 87.04 miles (140.08 km) SW | Belfast International Airport (BFS) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 89.00 miles (143.24 km) NE | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) NE | RAF Leuchars (ADX) | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 98.54 miles (158.59 km) S | Isle of Man Airport (IOM) | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 106.06 miles (170.69 km) WSW | City of Derry Airport (LDY) | Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 108.58 miles (174.74 km) NW | Coll Island Airport (COL) | Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 109.05 miles (175.50 km) SSE | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,763.97 miles (18,932.22 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,737.39 miles (18,889.45 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,737.18 miles (18,889.12 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,684.31 miles (18,804.04 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,677.93 miles (18,793.76 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,655.46 miles (18,757.60 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,643.86 miles (18,738.93 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,640.83 miles (18,734.06 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,619.13 miles (18,699.12 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,619.04 miles (18,698.98 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,601.77 miles (18,671.19 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,596.53 miles (18,662.77 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,592.50 miles (18,656.28 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,570.67 miles (18,621.14 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,551.71 miles (18,590.63 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |