Nonstop flight route between Tambov, Russia and Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW), Tambov, Russia and Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,839 miles (or 2,960 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 relatively short distance between Tambov Donskoye Airport and Glasgow-Prestwick Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW):

• Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Lipetsk Airport (LPK), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) W of TBW.
• In addition to being known as "Tambov Donskoye Airport", another name for TBW is "Аэропорт Тамбов Донское".
• Because of Tambov Donskoye Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambov Donskoye 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 furthest airport from Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,611 miles (17,076 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):

• 2009 saw the unit break a new record as they were tasked to 447 call outs.
• Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
• The airport was owned by Infratil, a New Zealand company and majority owner of Wellington International Airport Infratil also owned Manston Airport until November 2013.
• 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.
• Glasgow Prestwick Airport is considered to be the only piece of United Kingdom territory on which Elvis Presley ever set foot, when the United States Army transport plane carrying him home stopped to refuel in 1960, en route from Germany.
• The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
• According to a 2008 Master Plan the departure lounge is at capacity and congested during peak operations.
• 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.
• Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.