Nonstop flight route between Trenton, New Jersey, United States and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN), Trenton, New Jersey, United States and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,264 miles (or 5,253 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 Trenton-Mercer 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 Trenton-Mercer 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: | TTN / KTTN |
| Airport Name: | Trenton-Mercer Airport |
| Location: | Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°16'36"N by 74°48'47"W |
| Area Served: | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Mercer |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 212 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TTN |
| More Information: | TTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLA / EGPF |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN):
- Because of Trenton-Mercer Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Trenton-Mercer 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 Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) is Princeton Airport (PCT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of TTN.
- In a study commissioned by the county released in 2013, a new passenger terminal, a corporate office park, medical offices and laboratories, and commercial space would be part of a plan to develop available land at the airport.
- On March 11, 1998 an NWS/FAA Automated Surface Observing System became operational at the airport, replacing the human weather observers which had previously reported weather conditions.
- Mercer County has a variety of taxi cab companies which operate from the Trenton Transit Center which services the Northeast Corridor via Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and SEPTA railroads.
- The furthest airport from Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,737 miles (18,889 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) has 2 runways.
- Frontier Airlines, which is the only airline currently serving the airport, recognizes the airport as Trenton/Princeton on their website with 17 non-stop destinations.
- Trenton-Mercer Airport is home to multiple flight schools.
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".
- In 1940, a torpedo training unit was formed, which trained both RAF and Royal Navy crews.
- In 2007, Glasgow became the second busiest airport in Scotland as passenger numbers were surpassed by those at Edinburgh Airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The history of the present Glasgow Airport goes back to 1932, when the site at Abbotsinch, between the Black Cart Water and the White Cart Water, near Paisley in Renfrewshire, was opened and the Royal Air Force 602 Squadron Auxiliary Air Force moved its Wapiti IIA aircraft from nearby Renfrew in January 1933.
- 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.
