Nonstop flight route between Willoughby, Ohio, United States and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN), Willoughby, Ohio, United States and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,438 miles (or 5,533 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 Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 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 Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN):

• Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) has 2 runways.
• Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport covers an area of 400 acres at an elevation of 626 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) is Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LNN.
• Because of Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 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.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• 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.
• 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.