Nonstop flight route between Yopal, Colombia and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Alcaraván Airport (EYP), Yopal, Colombia and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,133 miles (or 8,261 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 El Alcaraván 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 El Alcaraván 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: | EYP / SKYP |
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Location: | Yopal, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°19'9"N by 72°23'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EYP |
More Information: | EYP 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 El Alcaraván Airport (EYP):
- On 27 November 1996, the ex-president of Colombia, Ernesto Samper, arrived in a Boeing 707 at El Alcaravan airport to inaugurate the improvements that were made by the oil companies.
- Because of El Alcaraván Airport's relatively low elevation of 1 feet, planes can take off or land at El Alcaraván 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 El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) is Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP), which is nearly antipodal to El Alcaraván Airport (meaning El Alcaraván Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "El Alcaraván Airport", another name for EYP is "Aeropuerto El Alcaraván".
- The closest airport to El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) is Aguaclara Airport (ACL), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SW of EYP.
- The passenger's airlines that are currently operating flights from and to the city of Yopal are LAN Airlines Colombia, Avianca and EasyFly, and there were others like Satena that ceased operations in this route.
- The airport does not have its own buses to take the passengers to their destinations.
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- 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 1972 and 1976 the new Hawker Siddeley Nimrod demonstrated its capabilities when it flew surveillance sorties over Iceland's disputed fishing limits, providing support for the Royal Navy and British trawlers in the Cod Wars.
- 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.
- The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Numbers 120 and 201 squadrons, plus 42 squadron, formerly equipped with the Nimrod MR2, were disbanded on 26 May 2011 following the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 programme.