Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Trelew, Chubut, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), Trelew, Chubut, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,686 miles (or 12,369 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 Almirante Marcos A. Zar 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 Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):

• In the beginning Prestwick was the only Scottish airport allowed to operate a transatlantic link, largely due to the benign weather conditions on the Ayrshire coast.
• 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.
• Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
• According to a 2008 Master Plan the departure lounge is at capacity and congested during peak operations.
• 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.
• The airport was owned by Infratil, a New Zealand company and majority owner of Wellington International Airport Infratil also owned Manston Airport until November 2013.
• 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.

Facts about Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL):

• The furthest airport from Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) is Xilinhot Airport (XIL), which is nearly antipodal to Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (meaning Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xilinhot Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,887 kilometers) away in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
• It also home of the Argentine Naval Aviation squadron of P-3 Orions.
• The closest airport to Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) is El Tehuelche Airport (PMY), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) NNE of REL.
• Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Almirante Marcos A. Zar 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 "Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport", another name for REL is "Aeropuerto de Trelew - Almirante Marcos A. Zar Maes Awyr Almirante Marcos A. Zar".