Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Caldwell, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,279 miles (or 5,277 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Essex County 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Essex County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• BAA predicts passenger numbers at Aberdeen will rise to 5.9 million by 2030, and says the expansion will create more than 1,200 jobs at the airport and many more across Scotland.
• Aberdeen, being a major city in the Oil industry has a number of oil company charter flights, these have included flights to South America and also Korea.
• The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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.
• Aberdeen Airport is a base for BMI Regional and Eastern Airways.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• On 17 August 1943, a Mosquito crashed following a stall in the circuit, crashing onto 5 John Street in Dyce village.

Facts about Essex County Airport (CDW):

• Essex County Airport covers an area of 275 acres at an elevation of 172 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Essex County Airport (CDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Essex County Airport (CDW) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Essex County Airport (CDW) is Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SW of CDW.
• Because of Essex County Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Essex County 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.
• Essex County Airport, informally "Caldwell Airport", is a public use airport located in Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, two nautical miles north of the central business district of Caldwell, a borough of northwestern Essex County in the U.S.