Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Bacău, Romania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM), Bacău, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,487 miles (or 2,393 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 relatively short distance between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport and Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIK / EGPK |
Airport Name: | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport |
Location: | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W |
Area Served: | Glasgow, Prestwick, Strathclyde, Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | Scottish Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIK |
More Information: | PIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCM / LRBC |
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Location: | Bacău, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°31'18"N by 26°54'37"E |
Area Served: | Bacău, Romania |
Operator/Owner: | Bacău County Council, Bacău Local Council |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 607 feet (185 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCM |
More Information: | BCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- According to a 2008 Master Plan the departure lounge is at capacity and congested during peak operations.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport is considered to be the only piece of United Kingdom territory on which Elvis Presley ever set foot, when the United States Army transport plane carrying him home stopped to refuel in 1960, en route from Germany.
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,764 miles (18,932 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The airport began life around 1934 — primarily as a training airfield — with a hangar, offices and control tower were constructed by the end of 1935.
- Scottish Aviation built a factory using the original terminal building and hangars at Prestwick, which from 1974 produced such aircraft as the Prestwick Pioneers, and later the Jetstream and Bulldog.
- On 6 July 2005, Prestwick Airport became the entry point for the participants in the 31st G8 summit held in Gleneagles.
- Because of Glasgow-Prestwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow-Prestwick 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 physical terms, Prestwick is Scotland's largest commercial airfield, although in passenger traffic terms it sits in fourth place after Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow International, and Aberdeen Airport.
Facts about Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM):
- Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport handled 307,488 passengers last year.
- Bacău Airport opened for passenger service in 1946.
- Because of Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Bacău "George Enescu" 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 Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is located 5 km south of Bacău, accessible by taxi.
- In addition to being known as "Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport", another name for BCM is "Aeroportul Internaţional George Enescu Bacău".
- The closest airport to Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NE of BCM.
- Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) currently has only 1 runway.