Nonstop flight route between Norridgewock, Maine, United States and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK), Norridgewock, Maine, United States and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,872 miles (or 4,622 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 Maine Airport of Norridgewock 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 Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock and Glasgow 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 Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK):

• The furthest airport from Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) is Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of OWK.
• Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) has 2 runways.
• Because of Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock 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 Glasgow International Airport (GLA):

• Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2005 BAA published a consultation paper for the development of the airport.
• 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.
• In the 1960s, Glasgow Corporation decided that a new airport for the city was required.
• 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.
• Further growth is hampered by the airport's location, which is constrained by the M8 motorway to the south, the town of Renfrew to the east and the River Clyde to the north.
• The Central Pier, which was part of the original 1966 building, is now used for domestic destinations.
• In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
• The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.