Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Bamaga, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM), Bamaga, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,859 miles (or 14,257 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 Glasgow International Airport and Northern Peninsula 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 Glasgow International Airport and Northern Peninsula Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):

• The Royal Navy left in October 1963.
• The Central Pier, which was part of the original 1966 building, is now used for domestic destinations.
• By 1996, Glasgow was handling over 5.5 million passengers per annum, making it the fourth largest airport in the UK.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
• Further growth is hampered by the airport's location, which is constrained by the M8 motorway to the south, the town of Renfrew to the east and the River Clyde to the north.
• Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
• The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
• In 2005 BAA published a consultation paper for the development of the airport.

Facts about Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM):

• In addition to being known as "Northern Peninsula Airport", other names for ABM include "(formerly Bamaga Airport)" and "YNPE".
• The closest airport to Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) is Horn Island Airport (HID), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNW of ABM.
• Because of Northern Peninsula Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Peninsula 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 Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,517 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
• Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) currently has only 1 runway.