Nonstop flight route between Aalborg, Denmark and Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(57°5'34"N by 9°50'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W)
Distance from AAL to LSI:
445.43 miles (716.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aalborg Airport (AAL), Aalborg, Denmark and Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 445 miles (or 717 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 relatively short distance between Aalborg Airport and Sumburgh Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAL / EKYT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Aalborg, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°5'34"N by 9°50'57"E |
| Area Served: | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Operator/Owner: | Aalborg Lufthavn a.m.b.a. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAL |
| More Information: | AAL 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 Aalborg Airport (AAL):
- Because of Aalborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Aalborg 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 Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Sindal Airport (CNL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of AAL.
- Aalborg Airport (AAL) has 2 runways.
- Aalborg Airport handled 142,228 passengers last year.
- North Flying has its head office in the North Flying Terminal at Aalborg Airport.
- The furthest airport from Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Aalborg Airport", another name for AAL is "Aalborg Lufthavn".
Facts about Sumburgh Airport (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 airport is unusual in that it has a 550 m helicopter runway as opposed to usual helipad.
- Sumburgh Links was surveyed and the grass strips laid out by Capt.
- On 1 April 1995, ownership of the Company transferred from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to the Secretary of State for Scotland and subsequently to the Scottish Ministers.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) N of LSI.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.76 miles (51.11 km) NNE | Sindal Airport (CNL) | Sindal, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 42.99 miles (69.18 km) W | Thisted Airport (TED) | Thisted, Denmark | |
| 3 | 44.92 miles (72.29 km) ENE | Laesoe Airfield (BYR) | Læsø, Denmark | |
| 4 | 45.39 miles (73.05 km) SW | Skive Airport (SQW) | Skive, Denmark | |
| 5 | 61.44 miles (98.87 km) SSW | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 6 | 61.82 miles (99.49 km) SSE | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 7 | 88.75 miles (142.83 km) ENE | Göteborg City Airport (GSE) | Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden | |
| 8 | 95.10 miles (153.05 km) SW | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 9 | 97.17 miles (156.38 km) SSW | Billund Airport (BLL) | Billund, Denmark | |
| 10 | 99.04 miles (159.38 km) ENE | Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 11 | 100.73 miles (162.11 km) NW | Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | |
| 12 | 113.18 miles (182.14 km) S | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 13 | 115.50 miles (185.88 km) ESE | Halmstad Airport (HAD) | Halmstad, Sweden | |
| 14 | 119.11 miles (191.69 km) SSW | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 15 | 125.15 miles (201.42 km) NE | Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) | Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,479.03 miles (18,473.66 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,300.20 miles (18,185.87 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,282.58 miles (18,157.51 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,275.27 miles (18,145.75 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,265.19 miles (18,129.53 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,242.38 miles (18,092.82 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,236.63 miles (18,083.56 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,236.05 miles (18,082.62 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,232.47 miles (18,076.87 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,206.76 miles (18,035.49 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,206.48 miles (18,035.03 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,197.46 miles (18,020.53 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,188.26 miles (18,005.72 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,180.68 miles (17,993.51 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,162.71 miles (17,964.59 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |