Nonstop flight route between Wise, Virginia, United States and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP), Wise, Virginia, United States and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,767 miles (or 6,063 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 Lonesome Pine 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 Lonesome Pine 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: | LNP / KLNP |
Airport Name: | Lonesome Pine Airport |
Location: | Wise, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'14"N by 82°31'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Cumberland Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2684 feet (818 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNP |
More Information: | LNP 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 Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP):
- The closest airport to Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of LNP.
- The furthest airport from Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,424 miles (18,385 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- RAF Leuchars is commanded by an Air Commodore instead of a Group Captain who would usually be given command of a station.
- Royal Air Force station Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- The Phantoms of 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron were replaced by Tornado F3s during 1989-1990s.
- On 4 September 1939, a Lockheed Hudson of No.
- Leuchars is also the base for 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.
- RAF Leuchars is home to the annual Leuchars Airshow.
- Aviation at Leuchars dates back to 1911 with a balloon squadron of the Royal Engineers setting up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest.