Nonstop flight route between Guwahati, India and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), Guwahati, India and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,965 miles (or 7,990 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 Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi 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 Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi 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: | GAU / VEGT |
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| Location: | Guwahati, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°6'21"N by 91°35'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Assam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAU |
| More Information: | GAU 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 Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU):
- The closest airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) is Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SE of GAU.
- Because of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi 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 furthest airport from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,355 miles (18,275 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport", another name for GAU is "লোকপ্ৰিয় গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় বিমানবন্দৰ".
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- Work commenced in late 2007, on Skyhub which created a single, purpose built security screening area in place of the previous individual facilities for each of the three piers, the other side effect being an enlargened duty-free shopping area created by taking most of the previous landside shopping and restaurant facilities airside.
- Icelandair temporarily moved its base of operations from Keflavík International Airport to Glasgow due to the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull.
- 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".
- Abbotsinch took over from Renfrew airport on 2 May 1966.
- 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.
- 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.
- Currently, the airport is easily accessed by road due to the adjoining M8 motorway and is served by a frequent and dedicated express bus from the city centre.
- By 1996, Glasgow was handling over 5.5 million passengers per annum, making it the fourth largest airport in the UK.
- 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.
