Nonstop flight route between Libreville, Gabon and Blackpool, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV), Libreville, Gabon and Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,752 miles (or 6,038 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 Libreville Leon M'ba International 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 Libreville Leon M'ba International 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: | LBV / FOOL |
Airport Name: | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport |
Location: | Libreville, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'30"N by 9°24'43"E |
Area Served: | Libreville |
Operator/Owner: | Handling Partners Gabon |
Airport Type: | Public and military |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBV |
More Information: | LBV 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 Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV):
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport handled 721,411 passengers last year.
- Because of Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Libreville Leon M'ba 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.
- The furthest airport from Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (meaning Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) is Bata Airport (BSG), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NNE of LBV.
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.
- Three scheduled airlines operate from the airport, as well as occasional charter holiday flights in the summer months.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- In recent years the airport has been steadily expanding, accommodating helicopter operations for British Gas, and attracting scheduled flights from budget airlines, Jet2 and Ryanair and also scheduled services by smaller operators to the Isle of Man.
- 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.
- 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 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
- Scheduled flights were resumed by Isle of Man Air Services in summer 1946.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".