Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Delta Junction, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(64°3'2"N by 145°43'1"W)
Distance from PIK to DJN:
3,921.39 miles (6,310.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Delta Junction Airport (DJN), Delta Junction, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,921 miles (or 6,311 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 Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction 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: | DJN / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°3'2"N by 145°43'1"W |
| Area Served: | Delta Junction, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Delta Junction |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1150 feet (351 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DJN |
| More Information: | DJN Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (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 closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
- Since 2007 the airport has occasionally been used by BBC motoring TV show Top Gear as the location for various stunts and experiments.
- 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.
- There had been proposed plans drawn up pre-war for the post war years which would have been classed as extremely ambitious, especially in the austere post-war years.
- 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.
- Today BAE Systems retains a small facility at Prestwick for its BAE Systems Regional Aircraft division, with the adjoining main manufacturing site, producing components for Airbus and Boeing aircraft, having been sold to Spirit AeroSystems in January 2006.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Delta Junction Airport (DJN):
- In addition to being known as "Delta Junction Airport", another name for DJN is "D66".
- The furthest airport from Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,327 miles (16,619 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Allen Army Airfield (BIG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of DJN.
- Delta Junction Airport (DJN) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.82 miles (41.56 km) NNE | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 43.11 miles (69.39 km) W | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 56.45 miles (90.85 km) ENE | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 66.11 miles (106.39 km) W | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 74.41 miles (119.75 km) WNW | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 79.69 miles (128.24 km) SW | George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 79.81 miles (128.45 km) NE | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 80.69 miles (129.86 km) ESE | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 87.04 miles (140.08 km) SW | Belfast International Airport (BFS) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 89.00 miles (143.24 km) NE | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) NE | RAF Leuchars (ADX) | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 98.54 miles (158.59 km) S | Isle of Man Airport (IOM) | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 106.06 miles (170.69 km) WSW | City of Derry Airport (LDY) | Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 108.58 miles (174.74 km) NW | Coll Island Airport (COL) | Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 109.05 miles (175.50 km) SSE | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,763.97 miles (18,932.22 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,737.39 miles (18,889.45 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,737.18 miles (18,889.12 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,684.31 miles (18,804.04 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,677.93 miles (18,793.76 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,655.46 miles (18,757.60 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,643.86 miles (18,738.93 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,640.83 miles (18,734.06 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,619.13 miles (18,699.12 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,619.04 miles (18,698.98 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,601.77 miles (18,671.19 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,596.53 miles (18,662.77 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,592.50 miles (18,656.28 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,570.67 miles (18,621.14 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,551.71 miles (18,590.63 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.82 miles (6.15 km) S | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 31.24 miles (50.28 km) E | Healy River Airport (HKB) | Healy Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 59.31 miles (95.46 km) NW | Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 78.44 miles (126.24 km) NW | Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 82.81 miles (133.27 km) NW | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 86.56 miles (139.30 km) ESE | Tanacross Airport (TSG) | Tanacross, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 97.92 miles (157.59 km) ESE | Tok Airport (TKJ) | Tok, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 99.54 miles (160.20 km) WSW | McKinley National Park Airport (MCL) | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 104.36 miles (167.96 km) NNE | Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) | Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 106.26 miles (171.00 km) WNW | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 108.79 miles (175.08 km) NNE | Central Airport (CEM) | Central, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) E | Chicken Airport (CKX) | Chicken, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 115.62 miles (186.08 km) WSW | Summit Airport (UMM) | Summit, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 131.23 miles (211.19 km) S | Gulkana Airport (GKN) | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 131.84 miles (212.18 km) NNE | Circle City Airport (IRC) | Circle, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,326.90 miles (16,619.49 km) SSE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,306.11 miles (16,586.03 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,300.11 miles (16,576.38 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,275.99 miles (16,537.57 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,254.02 miles (16,502.20 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,177.86 miles (16,379.64 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,137.10 miles (16,314.04 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,063.73 miles (16,195.96 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,057.26 miles (16,185.55 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,053.60 miles (16,179.67 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,053.56 miles (16,179.60 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,053.02 miles (16,178.72 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,050.31 miles (16,174.37 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,028.73 miles (16,139.63 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,023.58 miles (16,131.34 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |