Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Pikangikum Airport (YPM), Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,356 miles (or 5,401 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 Kinloss Barracks and Pikangikum 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 Kinloss Barracks and Pikangikum Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPM / CYPM |
Airport Name: | Pikangikum Airport |
Location: | Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°49'10"N by 93°58'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1117 feet (340 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPM |
More Information: | YPM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- 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 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.
- On 2 September 2006, 12 Nimrod crew members from 120 Squadron crew 3 and 2 observers were killed when their Nimrod, serial number XV230, exploded over Afghanistan.
- In 1992 Nimrod aircraft deployed to the Persian Gulf as an integral component of the coalition forces to recapture Kuwait.
- 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.
- Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
- Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
- Kinloss Barracks is a former Royal Air Force station, located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
Facts about Pikangikum Airport (YPM):
- Pikangikum Airport (YPM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pikangikum Airport (YPM) is Poplar Hill Airport (YHP), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNW of YPM.
- The furthest airport from Pikangikum Airport (YPM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,537 miles (16,957 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.