Nonstop flight route between Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Caviahue Airport (CVH), Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,661 miles (or 12,329 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 Caviahue Airport and Kinloss Barracks, 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 Caviahue Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVH / |
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Location: | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°51'4"S by 71°0'34"W |
Area Served: | Caviahue |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5446 feet (1,660 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVH |
More Information: | CVH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Caviahue Airport (CVH):
- In addition to being known as "Caviahue Airport", other names for CVH include "Caviahue Airport (Caviahue)", "Aeródromo Caviahue" and "SAHE".
- Caviahue Airport (CVH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Caviahue Airport (CVH) is Chos Malal Airport (HOS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) ENE of CVH.
- The furthest airport from Caviahue Airport (CVH) is Yan'an Airport (ENY), which is nearly antipodal to Caviahue Airport (meaning Caviahue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yan'an Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.
- Because of Caviahue Airport's high elevation of 5,446 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- During the Cold War Kinloss squadrons carried out anti-submarine duties, locating and shadowing Russian naval units.
- Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks 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.
- Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre and co-located UK Mission Control Centre remain responsible for coordinating all rescue efforts within the UK and out into the Atlantic.
- The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
- The wartime Avro Lancaster was adapted without great upheaval for anti-submarine and search and rescue duties and RAF Kinloss changed from a bomber training unit, to a Coastal Command base training maritime aircrew.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.