Nonstop flight route between Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD), Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,028 miles (or 11,311 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 Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso 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 Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso 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: | MVD / SUMU |
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Location: | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'17"S by 56°1'50"W |
Area Served: | Montevideo |
Operator/Owner: | Puerta Del Sur |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVD |
More Information: | MVD 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 Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD):
- Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) has 3 runways.
- On 3 February 2007, construction began on a new and modern terminal that is located parallel to Runway 06/24.
- In addition to being known as "Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport", another name for MVD is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso".
- Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport handled 1,913,734 passengers last year.
- Because of Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso 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 Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of MVD.
- The furthest airport from Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is nearly antipodal to Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (meaning Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mokpo Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Mokpo, South Korea.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- Like so many RAF stations, the airfield itself owes its existence to the stimulus of war, and work began on levelling the existing site on Reres Farm in 1916.
- 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.
- The station is also home to No.
- Leuchars remained an active Station to the end of the War, concentrating on anti-submarine and anti-shipping strikes.
- The Phantoms of 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron were replaced by Tornado F3s during 1989-1990s.
- As the Navy embraced the value of aviation, the aircraft carrier was added to its inventory.
- The unit was formally named 'Royal Air Force Leuchars' in March 1920, but nevertheless retained its strong naval links.