Nonstop flight route between Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Waco, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom and TSTC Waco Airport (CNW), Waco, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,573 miles (or 7,359 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 Edinburgh Airport and TSTC Waco 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 Edinburgh Airport and TSTC Waco Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDI / EGPH |
Airport Name: | Edinburgh Airport |
Location: | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°57'0"N by 3°22'21"W |
Area Served: | Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Central Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 136 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDI |
More Information: | EDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNW / KCNW |
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Location: | Waco, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°38'16"N by 97°4'27"W |
Area Served: | Waco, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Texas State Technical College |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 470 feet (143 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNW |
More Information: | CNW Maps & Info |
Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):
- The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
- When the war ended the airfield still remained under military control, but by the late 1940s the first commercial services were launched.
- In 1971 the British Airports Authority took over the airport and immediately started to expand it by constructing a new runway and terminal building.
- Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
- Although the original main runway 13/31 served the airport well, its alignment had the disadvantage of suffering from severe crosswinds and the other two minor runways were very short and could not be readily extended, so movements were transferred to a new runway in an addition completely outside the original airfield boundary.
- Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- As a cheaper alternative to the cancelled Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project, an additional interchange station is currently being constructed on the Fife Circle Line.
- In 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and the airfield was named RAF Turnhouse and ownership transferred to the Ministry of Defence.
- Passenger traffic at Edinburgh Airport reached a record level in 2013 with nearly 9.8 million passengers and over 111,000 aircraft movements.
Facts about TSTC Waco Airport (CNW):
- The closest airport to TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is Waco Regional Airport (ACT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of CNW.
- Before 1968, it was known as James Connally Air Force Base.
- The furthest airport from TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,972 miles (17,658 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "TSTC Waco Airport", another name for CNW is "(formerly James Connally AFB)".
- TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) has 2 runways.
- The airport and the base facilities were used as a technical school while General Dynamics remained as a tenant performing modification work on various military aircraft.
- Because of TSTC Waco Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at TSTC Waco 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.