Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,400 miles (or 7,081 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 Piarco International Airport and East Midlands 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 Piarco International Airport and East Midlands Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POS / TTPP |
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| Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
| Area Served: | Port of Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POS |
| More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX |
| Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport |
| Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W |
| Area Served: | East Midlands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EMA |
| More Information: | EMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The Air Guard of Trinidad and Tobago is based at Piarco International Airport.
- A major expansion of the airport, which included the construction of a new terminal building, and high-speed taxiways, was completed in 2001.
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Piarco International Airport has two terminals.
- In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco International 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.
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- DHL Aviation opened a new £35m cargo facility on site in 2000, and in the same year a business park was constructed next to the airport.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
- A major development towards the long-haul programme came in 2005 with the introduction of holiday flights to the Dominican Republic, Orlando, and Cancún by First Choice Airways.
- In September 2006 Plane Stupid blocked a taxiway at the airport for four hours.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- There are frequent Skylink services operated by Kinchbus and Trent Barton.
- It was announced on 13 April 2011 that Bmibaby would close its Manchester and Cardiff bases, moving an additional service to East Midlands Airport with increased frequencies and new routes for summer 2012.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
