Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,994 miles (or 6,427 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 DeKalb–Peachtree Airport and Sumburgh 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 DeKalb–Peachtree Airport and Sumburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDK / KPDK |
Airport Name: | DeKalb–Peachtree Airport |
Location: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°52'32"N by 84°18'6"W |
Area Served: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | DeKalb County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1003 feet (306 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDK |
More Information: | PDK Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK):
- The airport has over 100 hangars.
- DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of PDK.
- The furthest airport from DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The property was originally part of Camp Gordon, a World War I era training camp.
Facts about Sumburgh Airport (LSI):
- Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland.
- Sumburgh Links was surveyed and the grass strips laid out by Capt.
- The closest airport to Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) N of LSI.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) has 2 runways.
- 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.