Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), Miami, Florida, United States and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,233 miles (or 6,813 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 Kendall-Tamiami Executive 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 Kendall-Tamiami Executive 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: | TMB / KTMB |
Airport Name: | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport |
Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°38'52"N by 80°25'58"W |
Area Served: | Miami, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMB |
More Information: | TMB 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 Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB):
- The airport opened about 1968, replacing Tamiami Airport, next to the Tamiami Trail.
- Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) has 3 runways.
- Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center operates a controversial avionics test facility on Runway 9L, the north runway at Kendall-Tamiami Airport.
- The furthest airport from Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,565 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Kendall-Tamiami Executive 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 closest airport to Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) is Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of TMB.
- It is the main airbase of the Miami-Dade Police Aviation Unit and houses the Miami-Dade College's aviation programs.
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- 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 the 1960s, Glasgow Corporation decided that a new airport for the city was required.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
- The Central Pier, which was part of the original 1966 building, is now used for domestic destinations.
- In 1975, the BAA took ownership of Glasgow Airport.
- In 2007, Glasgow became the second busiest airport in Scotland as passenger numbers were surpassed by those at Edinburgh Airport.
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.