Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA), Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,970 miles (or 6,389 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 Glasgow-Prestwick Airport and Dera Ghazi Khan 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 Glasgow-Prestwick Airport and Dera Ghazi Khan 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: | 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: | DEA / OPDG |
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| Location: | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°57'38"N by 70°29'8"E |
| Area Served: | Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 486 feet (148 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DEA |
| More Information: | DEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- In response, Mark Rodwell, chief executive of Prestwick Airport, told BBC Radio Scotland, that until it was proved otherwise Prestwick Airport remains the only place in the United Kingdom that Elvis Presley ever set foot.
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- As part of the privatisation of the UK's search and rescue service, Bristow Helicopters will base two AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters in a new hangar, replacing HMS Gannet by mid-2017.
- 2009 saw the unit break a new record as they were tasked to 447 call outs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
- On 6 July 2005, Prestwick Airport became the entry point for the participants in the 31st G8 summit held in Gleneagles.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA):
- The furthest airport from Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (meaning Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,244 miles (19,704 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 486 feet, planes can take off or land at Dera Ghazi Khan 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 "Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport", another name for DEA is "ڈیرہ غازی خان بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا".
- The closest airport to Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) is Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) ENE of DEA.
- Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) currently has only 1 runway.
