Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Kentucky, United States and Blackpool, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(37°1'54"N by 85°57'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W)
Distance from GLW to BLK:
3,941.67 miles (6,343.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), Glasgow, Kentucky, United States and Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,942 miles (or 6,343 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 Municipal Airport and Blackpool 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 Glasgow Municipal Airport and Blackpool 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: | GLW / KGLW |
| Airport Name: | Glasgow Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°1'54"N by 85°57'14"W |
| Area Served: | Glasgow, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Glasgow Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLW |
| More Information: | GLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLK / EGNH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W |
| Area Served: | Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire Preston |
| Operator/Owner: | Balfour Beatty |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLK |
| More Information: | BLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW):
- Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,236 miles (18,082 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Paducah KY (BWG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of GLW.
- Because of Glasgow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow Municipal 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.
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- The RAF also selected Blackpool as one of its training wings due to the availability of accommodation.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- After the £10 Airport Development Fee was introduced at the start of 2009, a new airline was sought to replace Ryanair on its very popular route to Dublin.
- The furthest airport from Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Scheduled flights were resumed by Isle of Man Air Services in summer 1946.
- Until January 2006 an Avro Vulcan bomber was on static external display close to the entrance to the airport.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool 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.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.12 miles (42.04 km) W | Paducah KY (BWG) | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States |     |
| 2 | 45.25 miles (72.82 km) N | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 59.55 miles (95.84 km) NNE | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 60.48 miles (97.34 km) N | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 73.82 miles (118.81 km) E | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| 6 | 74.44 miles (119.80 km) SSW | Nashville International Airport (BNA) | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 77.34 miles (124.47 km) SSW | Smyrna Airport (MQY) | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 79.83 miles (128.48 km) N | Louisville International Airport (SDF) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 82.60 miles (132.93 km) NW | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| 10 | 84.17 miles (135.47 km) N | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 85.62 miles (137.80 km) WSW | Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 12 | 88.62 miles (142.61 km) WSW | Campbell Army Airfield (HOP) | Fort Campbell / Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 13 | 92.31 miles (148.56 km) S | Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 98.01 miles (157.73 km) NE | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 15 | 100.32 miles (161.45 km) NNW | Huntingburg Airport (HNB) | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,235.59 miles (18,081.89 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,214.27 miles (18,047.58 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,192.68 miles (18,012.83 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,184.57 miles (17,999.78 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,168.05 miles (17,973.19 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,151.77 miles (17,946.99 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,145.82 miles (17,937.41 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,143.10 miles (17,933.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,114.01 miles (17,886.22 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,103.98 miles (17,870.08 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,096.19 miles (17,857.55 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,090.41 miles (17,848.24 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,060.41 miles (17,799.96 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,059.01 miles (17,797.71 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,056.67 miles (17,793.95 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.19 miles (9.97 km) ESE | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 26.51 miles (42.66 km) NNW | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 31.14 miles (50.12 km) SSE | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 41.07 miles (66.09 km) S | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 42.30 miles (68.08 km) SE | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 56.17 miles (90.40 km) E | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 68.36 miles (110.01 km) WNW | Isle of Man Airport (IOM) | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 71.70 miles (115.39 km) WSW | Anglesey Airport (HLY) | Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 72.15 miles (116.11 km) ESE | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) N | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 82.37 miles (132.57 km) NE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 85.45 miles (137.51 km) ESE | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 95.68 miles (153.98 km) SE | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 102.73 miles (165.34 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 105.40 miles (169.63 km) SSE | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,822.56 miles (19,026.52 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.16 miles (19,017.84 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,800.69 miles (18,991.32 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,773.99 miles (18,948.36 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,754.98 miles (18,917.76 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,733.26 miles (18,882.80 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,728.92 miles (18,875.82 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,721.98 miles (18,864.65 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,715.98 miles (18,854.99 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,698.38 miles (18,826.67 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,688.51 miles (18,810.79 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,688.35 miles (18,810.52 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,687.10 miles (18,808.52 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,679.52 miles (18,796.32 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,657.81 miles (18,761.37 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |