Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Ware, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Ware Airport (UWA), Ware, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,071 miles (or 4,942 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 Ware 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 Ware 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 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 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".
• Glasgow International Airport, formerly Glasgow Abbotsinch Airport, is an international airport in Scotland, located 6 nautical miles west of Glasgow city centre.
• The airport is home to the Scottish regional airline Loganair, currently a Flybe franchise operator, who have their head office located on site.
• The first commercial flight to arrive was a British European Airways flight from Edinburgh, landing at 8 am on 2 May 1966.
• Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
• In 1975, the BAA took ownership of Glasgow Airport.
• 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.
• Abbotsinch took over from Renfrew airport on 2 May 1966.
• Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The West Pier, built as part of the 1989 extension project, is the principal international and long haul departure point, with some gates capable of handling Boeing 747 aircraft.

Facts about Ware Airport (UWA):

• In addition to being known as "Ware Airport", another name for UWA is "MA53".
• The closest airport to Ware Airport (UWA) is Worcester Regional Airport (ORH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of UWA.
• Because of Ware Airport's relatively low elevation of 483 feet, planes can take off or land at Ware 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.
• Ware Airport (UWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ware Airport (UWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,737 miles (18,888 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.