Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Mitú, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°15'12"N by 70°14'2"W)
Distance from PIK to MVP:
5,211.76 miles (8,387.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP), Mitú, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,212 miles (or 8,387 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 Fabio Alberto León Bentley 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 Fabio Alberto León Bentley 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: | MVP / SKMU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mitú, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°15'12"N by 70°14'2"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 680 feet (207 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MVP |
| More Information: | MVP Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- 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.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
- 2009 saw the unit break a new record as they were tasked to 447 call outs.
- 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 (PIK) has 2 runways.
- 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 is Glasgow's second airport, it also serves the Greater Glasgow urban area, situated 1 nautical mile Northeast of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire and 32 mi from the city centre of Glasgow.
- An Airbus A380 made an approach and go round at Prestwick Airport for the first time on 5 September 2009.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP):
- Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) is Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), which is nearly antipodal to Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (meaning Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rahadi Usman Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Because of Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport's relatively low elevation of 680 feet, planes can take off or land at Fabio Alberto León Bentley 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 closest airport to Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) is La Pedrera Airport (LPD), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) SSE of MVP.
- In addition to being known as "Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport", another name for MVP is "Aeropuerto Fabio Alberto León Bentley".
| 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 | 184.05 miles (296.21 km) SSE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 2 | 189.69 miles (305.27 km) WNW | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 3 | 196.91 miles (316.89 km) SW | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 4 | 241.00 miles (387.86 km) NE | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 5 | 253.61 miles (408.15 km) WNW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 6 | 258.04 miles (415.28 km) SW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 7 | 291.70 miles (469.44 km) S | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 301.32 miles (484.92 km) NW | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 9 | 307.29 miles (494.53 km) NW | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 10 | 317.63 miles (511.18 km) NNW | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 11 | 328.76 miles (529.08 km) WSW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 12 | 351.92 miles (566.36 km) NNE | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 360.04 miles (579.42 km) NW | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 368.50 miles (593.04 km) WNW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 15 | 368.92 miles (593.72 km) W | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.60 miles (19,948.73 km) SSW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,356.58 miles (19,885.94 km) SSE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,263.84 miles (19,736.68 km) SE | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,224.87 miles (19,673.98 km) N | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,199.08 miles (19,632.47 km) WSW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,175.50 miles (19,594.52 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,149.54 miles (19,552.74 km) NNW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,122.68 miles (19,509.52 km) NW | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,108.06 miles (19,485.98 km) NNW | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,078.08 miles (19,437.74 km) WSW | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.97 miles (19,423.07 km) ESE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,067.64 miles (19,420.93 km) NNE | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,060.20 miles (19,408.96 km) WSW | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,059.98 miles (19,408.61 km) NW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,051.62 miles (19,395.16 km) NW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |