Nonstop flight route between Dublin, Virginia, United States and Blackpool, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between New River Valley Airport (PSK), Dublin, Virginia, United States and Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,731 miles (or 6,005 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 New River Valley Airport and Blackpool International 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 New River Valley Airport and Blackpool International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about New River Valley Airport (PSK):

• New River Valley Airport (PSK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from New River Valley Airport (PSK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,524 miles (18,545 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• New River Valley Airport covers an area of 469 acres at an elevation of 2,105 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to New River Valley Airport (PSK) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of PSK.

Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):

• The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
• Until January 2006 an Avro Vulcan bomber was on static external display close to the entrance to the airport.
• Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
• Scheduled flights were resumed by Isle of Man Air Services in summer 1946.
• Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool 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.
• Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In the summer of 2008 Ryanair announced a large cut in capacity at a number of airports, including Stansted, from October 2008 to March 2009, although Blackpool was not affected by these cuts.
• In recent years the airport has been steadily expanding, accommodating helicopter operations for British Gas, and attracting scheduled flights from budget airlines, Jet2 and Ryanair and also scheduled services by smaller operators to the Isle of Man.
• The airport site's first aviation use was in October 1909, when the UK's first official public Flying Meeting was held on a specially laid out site at Squires Gate, followed by another in 1910.
• In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
• With the growth of the airport, a new carrier, the ACMI company, Jetstream Executive, operating under the name, Jetstream Express, introduced flights in 2007 from the airport to Belfast City Airport, Aberdeen Airport and Southampton Airport.