Nonstop flight route between Sukkur, Pakistan and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sukkur Airport (SKZ), Sukkur, Pakistan and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,014 miles (or 6,461 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 Sukkur Airport and Glasgow 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 Sukkur Airport and Glasgow International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKZ / OPSK |
| Airport Name: | Sukkur Airport |
| Location: | Sukkur, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°43'18"N by 68°47'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKZ |
| More Information: | SKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLA / EGPF |
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| Location: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°52'18"N by 4°25'59"W |
| Area Served: | Glasgow, Scotland and UK |
| Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLA |
| More Information: | GLA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sukkur Airport (SKZ):
- The closest airport to Sukkur Airport (SKZ) is Kadanwari Airport (KCF), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSE of SKZ.
- The furthest airport from Sukkur Airport (SKZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sukkur Airport (meaning Sukkur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sukkur Airport (SKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sukkur Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukkur 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 Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- Further growth is hampered by the airport's location, which is constrained by the M8 motorway to the south, the town of Renfrew to the east and the River Clyde to the north.
- Because of Glasgow International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow 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.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- In 1975, the BAA took ownership of Glasgow Airport.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns and operates three other UK airports, and is itself owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.
- Passenger traffic at Glasgow Airport peaked in 2006 when over 8.8 million passengers passed through the airport.
- The West Pier, built as part of the 1989 extension project, is the principal international and long haul departure point, with some gates capable of handling Boeing 747 aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,739 miles (18,892 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
