Nonstop flight route between Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°15'29"S by 40°17'11"W)
Distance from PIK to VIX:
5,638.06 miles (9,073.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom and Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,638 miles (or 9,074 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras), 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras). 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: | VIX / SBVT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°15'29"S by 40°17'11"W |
| Area Served: | Vitória |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIX |
| More Information: | VIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of 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.
- 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 handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
- 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.
- According to a 2008 Master Plan the departure lounge is at capacity and congested during peak operations.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX):
- The furthest airport from Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (meaning Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,108 miles (19,485 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Because of Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)'s relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) 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 "Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)", another name for VIX is "Aeroporto de Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles (Goiabeiras)".
- The closest airport to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SW of VIX.
- The airport handles domestic flights, and has the capacity to receive medium-sized aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus 320.
- Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) handled 3,642,842 passengers last year.
- Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) 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 | 70.69 miles (113.76 km) SW | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 2 | 119.51 miles (192.33 km) SSW | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 145.21 miles (233.70 km) NW | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 153.06 miles (246.33 km) WNW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 5 | 172.78 miles (278.06 km) SSW | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 204.15 miles (328.55 km) SSW | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 7 | 205.52 miles (330.76 km) WSW | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 8 | 216.79 miles (348.88 km) SSW | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 226.26 miles (364.13 km) WSW | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 239.46 miles (385.38 km) W | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 11 | 243.32 miles (391.58 km) W | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 259.56 miles (417.73 km) SW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 260.24 miles (418.81 km) SW | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 275.58 miles (443.49 km) NNE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 287.68 miles (462.97 km) SW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,107.59 miles (19,485.23 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) NW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 11,904.72 miles (19,158.74 km) NW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 11,880.33 miles (19,119.49 km) NW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 11,861.22 miles (19,088.73 km) NW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 6 | 11,860.71 miles (19,087.92 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 7 | 11,775.53 miles (18,950.84 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,774.96 miles (18,949.92 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,729.44 miles (18,876.65 km) N | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 10 | 11,685.50 miles (18,805.95 km) N | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 11,606.74 miles (18,679.19 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,591.83 miles (18,655.20 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,570.45 miles (18,620.79 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,568.32 miles (18,617.36 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,559.65 miles (18,603.40 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |