Nonstop flight route between Nuquí, Colombia and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), Nuquí, Colombia and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,231 miles (or 8,419 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 Reyes Murillo Airport and Glasgow 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 Reyes Murillo Airport and Glasgow 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: | NQU / SKNQ |
Airport Name: | Reyes Murillo Airport |
Location: | Nuquí, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°42'0"N by 77°16'59"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from NQU |
More Information: | NQU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLA / EGPF |
Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU):
- The closest airport to Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) is José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of NQU.
- The furthest airport from Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Reyes Murillo Airport (meaning Reyes Murillo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- Abbotsinch took over from Renfrew airport on 2 May 1966.
- In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- BAA's plans, which are expected to cost some £290 million over the next 25 years, come in response to a forecasted trebling of annual passenger numbers passing through the airport by 2030.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- Currently, the airport is easily accessed by road due to the adjoining M8 motorway and is served by a frequent and dedicated express bus from the city centre.
- 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.