Nonstop flight route between Bulgan, Mongolia and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bulgan Airport (UGA), Bulgan, Mongolia and Glasgow International Airport (GLA), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,101 miles (or 6,599 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 Bulgan 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 Bulgan 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: | UGA / ZMBN |
Airport Name: | Bulgan Airport |
Location: | Bulgan, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°51'15"N by 103°29'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 4236 feet (1,291 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UGA |
More Information: | UGA 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 Bulgan Airport (UGA):
- The furthest airport from Bulgan Airport (UGA) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Bulgan Airport (meaning Bulgan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,224 miles (19,673 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- Bulgan Airport (UGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bulgan Airport's high elevation of 4,236 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bulgan Airport (UGA) is Kharkhorin Airport (KHR), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) SSW of UGA.
Facts about Glasgow International Airport (GLA):
- Further growth is hampered by the airport's location, which is constrained by the M8 motorway to the south, the town of Renfrew to the east and the River Clyde to the north.
- In addition to being known as "Glasgow International Airport", another name for GLA is "Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu".
- Glasgow International Airport (GLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Glasgow International Airport handled 7,363,764 passengers last year.
- In 1975, the BAA took ownership of Glasgow 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns and operates three other UK airports, and is itself owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.
- The airport is home to the Scottish regional airline Loganair, currently a Flybe franchise operator, who have their head office located on site.
- The closest airport to Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of GLA.