Nonstop flight route between St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Duncan Town Airport (DCT), Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,302 miles (or 6,923 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 RAF Leuchars and Duncan Town 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 RAF Leuchars and Duncan Town Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCT / MYRD |
Airport Name: | Duncan Town Airport |
Location: | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°10'54"N by 75°43'45"W |
Area Served: | Ragged Island, Bahamas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCT |
More Information: | DCT Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- RAF Leuchars is home to the annual Leuchars Airshow.
- Leuchars remained an active Station to the end of the War, concentrating on anti-submarine and anti-shipping strikes.
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- A third Panavia Tornado F3 Squadron, No.
Facts about Duncan Town Airport (DCT):
- The furthest airport from Duncan Town Airport (DCT) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,813 miles (19,011 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Duncan Town Airport (DCT) is Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of DCT.
- Duncan Town Airport (DCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Duncan Town Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Duncan Town 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.