Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand:
Departure Airport:
(55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°15'4"N by 104°52'12"E)
Distance from PIK to UBP:
6,080.75 miles (9,786.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP), Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,081 miles (or 9,786 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 Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี, 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 Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี. 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: | UBP / VTUU |
| Airport Name: | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี |
| Location: | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°15'4"N by 104°52'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UBP |
| More Information: | UBP Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- Today, part of the Prestwick site is occupied by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm with RNAS Prestwick, where a detachment of 3 Sea Kings provide a search and rescue role, covering one of the largest SAR areas of the UK including Ben Nevis, the Lakes, Northern Ireland and 200 NM past the Irish coast.
- 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.
- Today, Ryanair serves more than 20 destinations from Prestwick — one of their maintenance hubs – and other budget airlines have also moved into the airport.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- Since 2007 the airport has occasionally been used by BBC motoring TV show Top Gear as the location for various stunts and experiments.
Facts about Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP):
- The closest airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 90 miles (146 kilometers) N of UBP.
- Because of Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี 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.
- As well as being a commercial facility, Ubon Ratchathani Airport is also an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 2nd Air Division/21st Wing Air Combat Command.
- The furthest airport from Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (meaning Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 90.49 miles (145.64 km) N | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 2 | 107.95 miles (173.72 km) W | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 3 | 145.55 miles (234.24 km) SSW | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 4 | 148.12 miles (238.37 km) N | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 5 | 162.12 miles (260.90 km) WNW | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 6 | 171.89 miles (276.63 km) W | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 7 | 176.08 miles (283.38 km) SE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 185.32 miles (298.24 km) SW | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 193.52 miles (311.44 km) SSW | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 202.03 miles (325.14 km) NW | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 204.38 miles (328.91 km) ENE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 208.04 miles (334.81 km) S | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 228.17 miles (367.20 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 243.07 miles (391.19 km) NW | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 15 | 246.56 miles (396.80 km) NNE | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.14 miles (19,967.31 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,309.71 miles (19,810.50 km) SE | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,279.23 miles (19,761.46 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,279.23 miles (19,761.46 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,277.33 miles (19,758.40 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,196.06 miles (19,627.61 km) S | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,192.84 miles (19,622.42 km) WSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,189.28 miles (19,616.69 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,176.92 miles (19,596.80 km) SSE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 10 | 12,134.45 miles (19,528.45 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,105.23 miles (19,481.43 km) W | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,058.59 miles (19,406.37 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,020.49 miles (19,345.06 km) S | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |