Nonstop flight route between Newquay, England, United Kingdom and Sarasota, Florida (near Bradenton), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), Newquay, England, United Kingdom and Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, Florida (near Bradenton), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,252 miles (or 6,843 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 Newquay Cornwall Airport and Sarasota–Bradenton 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 Newquay Cornwall Airport and Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY):

• The furthest airport from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Newquay Cornwall Airport (meaning Newquay Cornwall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Flying operations at RAF St Mawgan ceased in December 2008.
• Because of Newquay Cornwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Newquay Cornwall 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.
• Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Newquay Cornwall Airport handled 174,891 passengers last year.
• In May 2013, Flybe announced they would cease flying to London-Gatwick, leaving Newquay with year-round flights to just the Isles of Scilly and Manchester.
• From 29 March 2013 the Classic Air Force has operated from the airport using a variety of different aircraft including the world's oldest flying British jet aircraft and the only flying Gloster Meteor T7.
• In addition to being known as "Newquay Cornwall Airport", other names for NQY include "Ayrborth Tewynblustri Kernow" and "EGHQ".
• Newquay Cornwall Airport is the main commercial airport for Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located at Mawgan in Pydar 4 NM northeast of Newquay on Cornwall's north coast.
• The closest airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Land's End Airport (LEQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of NQY.
• The new terminal extension has increased the terminal size by 20%, and was opened in 2006.

Facts about Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ):

• In September 2005 Delta Air Lines, the carrier with the largest market share out of SRQ, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• The furthest airport from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,436 miles (18,404 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Sarasota–Bradenton 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.
• Sarasota Bradenton International Airport covers 1,102 acres at an elevation of 30 feet.
• Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport is a public airport in Sarasota County and Manatee County, Florida.
• Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) has 2 runways.
• In 2003 AirTran Airways began service as the result of a nationwide marketing poll sponsored by the airline.
• The closest airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) is Venice Municipal Airport (VNC), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SSE of SRQ.
• Like many American airports, Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport experienced financial woes after the September 11, 2001 attacks.