Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Hughenden, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Hughenden Airport (HGD), Hughenden, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,404 miles (or 15,133 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Hughenden 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Hughenden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABZ / EGPD |
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Location: | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°12'9"N by 2°11'53"W |
Area Served: | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABZ |
More Information: | ABZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGD / YHUG |
Airport Name: | Hughenden Airport |
Location: | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°48'54"S by 144°13'29"E |
Area Served: | Hughenden, Queensland |
Operator/Owner: | Flinders Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1043 feet (318 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGD |
More Information: | HGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):
- General aviation flight training for private pilots licenses takes place from the East Side of the airport and located in the ground Handling agents premises.
- The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
- On 16 May 1945, two pilots were killed when a Wellington bomber crashed on landing wrecking a goods train in Dyce Station.
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- On 6 October 2011, a 124-metre extension to the main runway at the airport was opened, almost eight months ahead of schedule.
- Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
- During Second World War the airfield became a Royal Air Force station - RAF Dyce.
- There is a Thistle Hotel, Premier Inn, Courtyard by Marriott and Speedbird Inn on the airport site.
- Anti-shipping operations by Coastal Command were carried out from RAF Dyce as well as convoy escort.
Facts about Hughenden Airport (HGD):
- Hughenden Airport (HGD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hughenden Airport (HGD) is Richmond Airport (RCM), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) W of HGD.
- The furthest airport from Hughenden Airport (HGD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,696 miles (18,823 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.