Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Mount Magnet Airport (MMG), Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,053 miles (or 14,569 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 Mount Magnet 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 Mount Magnet 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: | MMG / YMOG |
| Airport Name: | Mount Magnet Airport |
| Location: | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'57"S by 117°50'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Mount Magnet |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1354 feet (413 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMG |
| More Information: | MMG 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.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The car park and A79 outside the terminal building have been reconstructed to comply with governmental movement and access restrictions mandated in the aftermath of the Glasgow International Airport terrorist attack.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- The United States Air Force operated a base in 1952 on the site of the original airport using former Royal Air Force facilities 1631st Air Base Squadron), and in 1953 on the Monkton side of the airport, both used by the USAF MATS.
Facts about Mount Magnet Airport (MMG):
- The furthest airport from Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Mount Magnet Airport (meaning Mount Magnet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) is Cue Airport (CUY), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) N of MMG.
