Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI), Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,409 miles (or 5,486 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IDI / KIDI |
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Location: | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'55"N by 79°6'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1405 feet (428 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IDI |
More Information: | IDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- 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.
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The Royal Air Force also has a unit based within the airport - The Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron - to provide flying training to university students who plan to join the RAF.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- The history of the present Glasgow Airport goes back to 1932, when the site at Abbotsinch, between the Black Cart Water and the White Cart Water, near Paisley in Renfrewshire, was opened and the Royal Air Force 602 Squadron Auxiliary Air Force moved its Wapiti IIA aircraft from nearby Renfrew in January 1933.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- In 1975, the BAA took ownership of Glasgow Airport.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
Facts about Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI):
- In addition to being known as "Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport", another name for IDI is "Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field)".
- The closest airport to Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of IDI.
- The Indiana County Airport Authority has received approval and funding for a new runway 5500 X 100 feet and will allow the installation of an Instrument Landing System.
- The furthest airport from Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) currently has only 1 runway.