Nonstop flight route between Arorae Island, Kiribati and Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arorae Island Airport (AIS), Arorae Island, Kiribati and Inverness Airport (INV), Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,641 miles (or 13,907 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 Arorae Island Airport and Inverness 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 Arorae Island Airport and Inverness Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIS / NGTR |
Airport Name: | Arorae Island Airport |
Location: | Arorae Island, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°36'58"S by 176°48'7"E |
Area Served: | Arorae |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AIS |
More Information: | AIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | INV / EGPE |
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Location: | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°32'32"N by 4°2'51"W |
Area Served: | Inverness, Scotland |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from INV |
More Information: | INV Maps & Info |
Facts about Arorae Island Airport (AIS):
- Because of Arorae Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Arorae Island 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 Arorae Island Airport (AIS) is Takoradi Airport (TKD), which is nearly antipodal to Arorae Island Airport (meaning Arorae Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takoradi Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.
- The closest airport to Arorae Island Airport (AIS) is Beru Island Airport (BEZ), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) NNW of AIS.
Facts about Inverness Airport (INV):
- Inverness Airport (INV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Inverness Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Inverness 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 Inverness Airport (INV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,631 miles (18,718 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The airport is located 7 NM northeast of the city of Inverness just off the main A96 Aberdeen-Inverness trunk road and is clearly sign-posted from all directions.
- Inverness Airport handled 608,184 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Inverness Airport", another name for INV is "Port-adhair Inbhir Nis".
- In 2004 Thomson Holidays, the UK's No1 Tour Operator launched a short series of peak season charter flights to Palma, Ibiza and Lanzarote using a Spanair A320, flights to Palma were maintained was added for a couple of seasons) through to 2010.
- The airport terminal is notable as an early example of the Public-private partnership favoured by the UK Government.
- There is no station at Inverness Airport, although the Aberdeen to Inverness Line runs along the southern perimeter of the airfield.
- The closest airport to Inverness Airport (INV) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of INV.