Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Craiova, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Craiova International Airport (CRA), Craiova, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,431 miles (or 2,304 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Craiova International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns and operates three other UK airports, and is itself owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.
• A Spitfire IIa crashed at the east side of the airfield on 19 November 1941 during attack practice with a target glider being towed.
• With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland.
• 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.
• 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.
• The airfield was bombed by the Luftwaffe on 26 July 1940 and 27 August 1940, no damage was reported.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• Aberdeen Airport has now begun work on a £10 million construction project to attract more international routes.
• The airport was nationalized in 1947 and was transferred to the control of the British Airports Authority in 1975.
• Following an increase in the frequency of train services to Dyce station, First ScotRail now provides an almost half-hourly service to and from Aberdeen during the day.
• On 26 December 1944, A Messerschmitt BF109G signalling intentions to surrender crash landed at the airfield.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Until March 2005, aircraft were not allowed to take-off or land between 22:30 and 06:00 local time due to noise constraints.

Facts about Craiova International Airport (CRA):

• Because of Craiova International Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Craiova 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 Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) N of CRA.
• Craiova International Airport handled 40,291 passengers last year.
• Craiova International Airport (CRA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,429 miles (18,393 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Craiova International Airport", another name for CRA is "Aeroportul Craiova".