Nonstop flight route between Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and Blackpool, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,201 miles (or 6,761 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 Central Nebraska Regional 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 Central Nebraska Regional 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: | GRI / KGRI |
Airport Name: | Central Nebraska Regional Airport |
Location: | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'3"N by 98°18'34"W |
Area Served: | Grand Island, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Hall County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1847 feet (563 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRI |
More Information: | GRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLK / EGNH |
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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 Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI):
- The furthest airport from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,617 miles (17,087 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Air Midwest, operating as US Airways Express, commenced service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Omaha Eppley Airfield and one daily flight to Kansas City International Airport.
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GRI.
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport covers 1,847 acres at an elevation of 1,847 feet above mean sea level.
- The Federal Aviation Administration says the airport had 7,961 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 20,136 enplanements in 2009, and 37,101 in 2010.
- United Airlines stopped at GRI from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959.
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- Work on enlarging and improving the airfield and facilities began in late 1937, but the aerodrome was requisitioned by the Air Ministry in 1938.
- With aviation roots that trace back to 1909, Blackpool Airport was one of the first aviation sites in the UK.
- On 18 July 2008, the Blackpool Gazette announced that Jet2 planned to suspend its daily service from Blackpool to Belfast International for the winter.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
- The RAF also selected Blackpool as one of its training wings due to the availability of accommodation.
- During 2006, British North West Airlines, the smallest airline based at Blackpool has, according to its website, stopped trading for both charter and scheduled flights.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- During 2011 the airport has undergone a few changes on the airfield itself.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- 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.