Nonstop flight route between Brescia, Italy and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), Brescia, Italy and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 965 miles (or 1,553 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 Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio and Glasgow International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS):

• Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio handled 22,669 passengers last year.
• Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (meaning Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio", another name for VBS is "Aeroporto di Brescia-Montichiari".
• The closest airport to Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) is Verona Airport (VRN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) E of VBS.
• Because of Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio's relatively low elevation of 356 feet, planes can take off or land at Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio 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):

• 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 closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.
• Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
• Abbotsinch took over from Renfrew airport on 2 May 1966.
• In 1975, the BAA took ownership of Glasgow Airport.
• Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
• An extended terminal building was created by building a pre-fabricated metal structure around the front of the original Basil Spence building, hence screening much of its distinctive Brutalist style architecture from view, with the void between the two structures joined by a glass atrium and walkway.
• Icelandair temporarily moved its base of operations from Keflavík International Airport to Glasgow due to the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull.
• 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.
• 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.
• A dedicated international departure lounge and pier was added at the western side of the building, leaving the facility with a total of 38 gates, bringing its capacity up to nine million passengers per year.