Nonstop flight route between Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom and Shafter, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dundee Airport (DND), Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,072 miles (or 8,162 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 Dundee Airport and Shafter 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 Dundee Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DND / EGPN |
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Location: | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°27'9"N by 3°1'32"W |
Area Served: | Dundee |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DND |
More Information: | DND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
Area Served: | Shafter, California |
Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Dundee Airport (DND):
- Dundee Airport (DND) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 12 February 2007 it was announced that, from September 2007, the City Council would handover the running of the airport to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
- The furthest airport from Dundee Airport (DND) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,677 miles (18,791 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- On 29 May 2007, services to Birmingham Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport operated by FlyWhoosh, using ATR 42 aircraft started.
- On 8 August 2008, HIAL and airport bosses announced that they were considering a direct air link to Amsterdam.
- In addition to being known as "Dundee Airport", another name for DND is "Port-adhair Dhùn Dèagh".
- Because of Dundee Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Dundee 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.
- Dundee Airport handled 67,269 passengers last year.
- In October 2012, Loganair announced the closure of flights to Belfast City and Birmingham on behalf of Flybe citing poor load factors and high fuel costs as the reason for closure leaving CityJet with its route to London-City as the only scheduled carrier in Dundee.
- The closest airport to Dundee Airport (DND) is RAF Leuchars (ADX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SE of DND.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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 primary aircraft flown at Minter Field was the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, which was used for basic flight training.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- Shafter Airport, also known as Minter Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Shafter, a city in Kern County, California, United States.
- Shafter-Minter Field covers an area of 1,206 acres at an elevation of 424 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".