Nonstop flight route between Karachi, Pakistan and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, Pakistan and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,043 miles (or 6,507 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 Jinnah International Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 Jinnah International Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHI / OPKC |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Karachi, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'24"N by 67°9'38"E |
Area Served: | Karachi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHI |
More Information: | KHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Facts about Jinnah International Airport (KHI):
- The furthest airport from Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jinnah International Airport (meaning Jinnah International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,173 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport provides a secondary hub for the flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines, Air Indus, Shaheen Air, and airblue as well as many other private airlines.
- Jinnah International Airport in Karachi has always been the largest aviation facility in Pakistan.
- Jinnah International Airport handled 16,065,465 passengers last year.
- The airport has two runways measuring 3,200m and 3,400m in length respectively.
- Jinnah International Airport (KHI) has 2 runways.
- In Karachi, the CIP Lounge can be used by all first and business class passengers on all outbound flights.
- In addition to being known as "Jinnah International Airport", another name for KHI is "جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائ اڈہ".
- Because of Jinnah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinnah International 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 closest airport to Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ENE of KHI.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- Very little information of a closure timeline is known.
- The next generation of jets to be stationed at Leuchars were the Hawker Hunter and the Gloster Javelin, with air-sea rescue services provided by Westland Whirlwind helicopters.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- In 1935 Leuchars became home to Number 1 Flying Training School and ranges for practice bombing were established in Tentsmuir Forest.
- In 1954 the fixed wing aircraft had been joined by a flight of Bristol Sycamore helicopters for Search and Rescue duties.
- Leuchars is also the base for No.
- The station is also home to No.
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.