Nonstop flight route between Pattani, Thailand and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pattani Airport (PAN), Pattani, Thailand and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,424 miles (or 10,338 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 Pattani 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 Pattani Airport 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 Pattani Airport (PAN):

• Because of Pattani Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Pattani 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 closest airport to Pattani Airport (PAN) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) W of PAN.
• The furthest airport from Pattani Airport (PAN) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is nearly antipodal to Pattani Airport (meaning Pattani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Cajamarca, Peru.

Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):

• Work commenced in late 2007, on Skyhub which created a single, purpose built security screening area in place of the previous individual facilities for each of the three piers, the other side effect being an enlargened duty-free shopping area created by taking most of the previous landside shopping and restaurant facilities airside.
• 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.
• The Central Pier, which was part of the original 1966 building, is now used for domestic destinations.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
• In 1975, the BAA took ownership of Glasgow Airport.
• By 1996, Glasgow was handling over 5.5 million passengers per annum, making it the fourth largest airport in the UK.
• The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
• Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
• In 2005 BAA published a consultation paper for the development of the airport.
• In the 1960s, Glasgow Corporation decided that a new airport for the city was required.
• The Royal Navy left in October 1963.
• Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.