Nonstop flight route between Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Latakia, Syria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom and Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK), Latakia, Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,257 miles (or 3,633 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 Blackpool International Airport and Bassel al-Assad International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LTK / OSLK |
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Location: | Latakia, Syria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'2"N by 35°56'54"E |
Area Served: | Latakia, Syria |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTK |
More Information: | LTK Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- The airport site's first aviation use was in October 1909, when the UK's first official public Flying Meeting was held on a specially laid out site at Squires Gate, followed by another in 1910.
- Until January 2006 an Avro Vulcan bomber was on static external display close to the entrance to the airport.
- Three scheduled airlines operate from the airport, as well as occasional charter holiday flights in the summer months.
- The factory was reopened by Hawker Aircraft in the mid-1950s to augment the production of Hawker Hunter jet fighters, under contract SP/6ACFT/9817/CB 7a.
- 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.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- 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.
- During June 2012, Jet2.com announced plans it would fly to Dalaman and Ibiza from May 2013.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- With the growth of the airport, a new carrier, the ACMI company, Jetstream Executive, operating under the name, Jetstream Express, introduced flights in 2007 from the airport to Belfast City Airport, Aberdeen Airport and Southampton Airport.
Facts about Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK):
- The furthest airport from Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,438 miles (18,408 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) is Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of LTK.
- Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bassel al-Assad International Airport", another name for LTK is "مطار باسل الأسد الدولي".
- Because of Bassel al-Assad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Bassel al-Assad 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.