Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Nicaro, Cuba:
Departure Airport:
(55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°41'18"N by 75°31'53"W)
Distance from PIK to ICR:
4,307.34 miles (6,931.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Nicaro Airport (ICR), Nicaro, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,307 miles (or 6,932 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 Nicaro 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 Nicaro 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: | ICR / MUNC |
| Airport Name: | Nicaro Airport |
| Location: | Nicaro, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°41'18"N by 75°31'53"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ICR |
| More Information: | ICR Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- In 1991 the newly privatised British Airports Authority, BAA Limited, consolidated their portfolio of UK airports.
- 2009 saw the unit break a new record as they were tasked to 447 call outs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1992 marked the beginning of a renaissance for the struggling airport when purchased by "Canadian entrepreneur" Matthew Hudson in a "dramatic rescue".
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- On 8 March 2012 the airport owner Infratil announced that they had placed the airfield up for sale.
Facts about Nicaro Airport (ICR):
- Because of Nicaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Nicaro 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 abandoned airfield once had a single 4314 ft runway.
- The closest airport to Nicaro Airport (ICR) is Preston Airport (PST), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WNW of ICR.
- The furthest airport from Nicaro Airport (ICR) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,809 miles (19,005 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
| 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 | 8.72 miles (14.03 km) WNW | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| 2 | 39.45 miles (63.49 km) E | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 3 | 48.19 miles (77.56 km) SSE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 4 | 51.08 miles (82.20 km) W | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 5 | 53.42 miles (85.97 km) SSW | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 6 | 59.83 miles (96.29 km) SSE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 7 | 70.00 miles (112.66 km) ESE | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 8 | 73.36 miles (118.05 km) WSW | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 103.94 miles (167.28 km) N | Duncan Town Airport (DCT) | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas | |
| 10 | 104.38 miles (167.98 km) WSW | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 11 | 122.01 miles (196.36 km) E | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 157.67 miles (253.74 km) WNW | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 13 | 165.61 miles (266.52 km) SSE | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 14 | 166.42 miles (267.83 km) NNE | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 174.35 miles (280.59 km) N | Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI) | Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,809.16 miles (19,004.96 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,783.14 miles (18,963.07 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,756.38 miles (18,920.02 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,730.36 miles (18,878.13 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,724.77 miles (18,869.15 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,661.88 miles (18,767.93 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,653.19 miles (18,753.95 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,641.70 miles (18,735.45 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,585.17 miles (18,644.48 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,577.77 miles (18,632.56 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,575.53 miles (18,628.97 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,569.07 miles (18,618.57 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,565.31 miles (18,612.52 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,559.39 miles (18,602.99 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,520.77 miles (18,540.84 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |