Nonstop flight route between Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kerman, Iran:
Departure Airport:
(59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°16'27"N by 56°57'3"E)
Distance from LSI to KER:
3,342.94 miles (5,379.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kerman International Airport (KER), Kerman, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,343 miles (or 5,380 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 Sumburgh Airport and Kerman International 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 Sumburgh Airport and Kerman International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSI / EGPB |
| Airport Name: | Sumburgh Airport |
| Location: | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W |
| Area Served: | Shetland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSI |
| More Information: | LSI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KER / OIKK |
| Airport Name: | Kerman International Airport |
| Location: | Kerman, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°16'27"N by 56°57'3"E |
| Elevation: | 5741 feet (1,750 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KER |
| More Information: | KER Maps & Info |
Facts about Sumburgh Airport (LSI):
- The former RAF Sumburgh airfield had two runways, the longest being 800 yd, and the shorter running a length of 600 yd from shore-line to shore-line.
- The airport is unusual in that it has a 550 m helicopter runway as opposed to usual helipad.
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) N of LSI.
- Because of Sumburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sumburgh 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 Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,442 miles (18,414 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Kerman International Airport (KER):
- The closest airport to Kerman International Airport (KER) is Sirjan Airport (SYJ), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) WSW of KER.
- Because of Kerman International Airport's high elevation of 5,741 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kerman International Airport (KER) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Kerman International Airport (KER) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.53 miles (34.64 km) N | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 26.64 miles (42.88 km) SSW | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 38.10 miles (61.31 km) N | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 62.58 miles (100.72 km) SW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 68.90 miles (110.88 km) SW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 70.43 miles (113.34 km) SW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 85.20 miles (137.11 km) SW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 117.12 miles (188.48 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 167.22 miles (269.11 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 174.27 miles (280.45 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 187.94 miles (302.46 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 189.38 miles (304.77 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 212.73 miles (342.35 km) WSW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 226.08 miles (363.83 km) E | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 15 | 230.28 miles (370.60 km) E | Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) | Stord, Hordaland, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,441.90 miles (18,413.91 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,414.15 miles (18,369.24 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,411.56 miles (18,365.08 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,359.29 miles (18,280.96 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,352.48 miles (18,270.00 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,330.43 miles (18,234.52 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,318.36 miles (18,215.09 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,316.25 miles (18,211.69 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,308.08 miles (18,198.55 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,295.67 miles (18,178.57 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,294.80 miles (18,177.17 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,276.30 miles (18,147.40 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,274.97 miles (18,145.26 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,267.06 miles (18,132.54 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,245.22 miles (18,097.39 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.83 miles (147.79 km) WSW | Sirjan Airport (SYJ) | Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran | |
| 2 | 121.90 miles (196.17 km) SE | Bam Airport (BXR) | Bam, Iran | |
| 3 | 194.25 miles (312.62 km) NW | Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) | Yazd, Iran | |
| 4 | 214.01 miles (344.42 km) S | Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND) | Bandar Abbas, Iran | |
| 5 | 226.76 miles (364.93 km) NE | Birjand International Airport (XBJ) | Birjand, Iran | |
| 6 | 234.46 miles (377.33 km) N | Tabas Airport (TCX) | Tabas, Iran | |
| 7 | 237.54 miles (382.28 km) SW | Larestan International Airport (LRR) | Lar, Iran | |
| 8 | 243.28 miles (391.52 km) ESE | Zahedan Airport (ZAH) | Zahedan, Iran | |
| 9 | 266.07 miles (428.20 km) W | Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) | Shiraz, Iran | |
| 10 | 278.75 miles (448.60 km) ENE | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 11 | 286.81 miles (461.58 km) S | Khasab Airport (KHS) | Khasab, Oman | |
| 12 | 289.05 miles (465.18 km) SSW | Bandar Lengeh Airport (BDH) | Bandar Lengeh, Iran | |
| 13 | 296.16 miles (476.63 km) E | Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) | Zaranj, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 315.68 miles (508.03 km) SW | Kish International Airport (KIH) | Kish Island, Iran | |
| 15 | 323.84 miles (521.16 km) SW | Lavan Airport (LVP) | Lavan Island, Iran | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,584.20 miles (18,642.92 km) W | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,554.10 miles (18,594.47 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,269.59 miles (18,136.61 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,231.11 miles (18,074.67 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,194.46 miles (18,015.70 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,031.93 miles (17,754.12 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,929.65 miles (17,589.52 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,863.57 miles (17,483.18 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,829.00 miles (17,427.55 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,764.69 miles (17,324.04 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,702.69 miles (17,224.26 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,686.24 miles (17,197.80 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,642.59 miles (17,127.54 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,617.77 miles (17,087.61 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,610.24 miles (17,075.48 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |