Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,318 miles (or 5,340 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 Blackpool International Airport and L.F. Wade 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 Blackpool International Airport and L.F. Wade 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: | BLK / EGNH |
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Location: | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W |
Area Served: | Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire Preston |
Operator/Owner: | Balfour Beatty |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLK |
More Information: | BLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDA / TXKF |
Airport Name: | L.F. Wade International Airport |
Location: | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'51"N by 64°40'42"W |
Area Served: | Bermuda |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Bermuda |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDA |
More Information: | BDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- During 2011 the airport has undergone a few changes on the airfield itself.
- RAF Coastal Command also established an operational base on site, and expanded RAF Warton to act as a satellite airfield.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- Also in 2005, Monarch set up a new route to Málaga, three times a week.
- Scheduled flights were resumed by Isle of Man Air Services in summer 1946.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
- Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool 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.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- During 2006, British North West Airlines, the smallest airline based at Blackpool has, according to its website, stopped trading for both charter and scheduled flights.
Facts about L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA):
- On 6 December 1952 A Cubana de Aviación DC-4 crashed after taking off from the airport killing 37 passengers out of 41 passengers and crew.
- The closest airport to L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), which is located 658 miles (1,059 kilometers) WNW of BDA.
- The airfield began life as Kindley Field, a joint US Army Air Forces /Royal Air Force base, during the Second World War.
- The airport is at the west of St.
- L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Rottnest Airport (RTS), which is nearly antipodal to L.F. Wade International Airport (meaning L.F. Wade International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rottnest Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was a United States government NASA Space Shuttle launch abort site.
- Because of L.F. Wade International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at L.F. Wade 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 airport is also active in affairs of the Airports Council International, hosting the industry organisation's Legal Affairs Committee annual meeting in 2005.
- In 2006, the airport handled almost one million passengers and had 258 airline flight arrivals and departures weekly during the peak June – August summer season.