Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Chişinău, Moldova:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,482 miles (or 2,386 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 Chișinău 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):

• A Spitfire IIa crashed at the east side of the airfield on 19 November 1941 during attack practice with a target glider being towed.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• Refurbishment work will see the installation of a segregated walkway for passengers, as well significant enhancements to the international arrivals hall and improvements to jet parking stands.
• Anti-shipping operations by Coastal Command were carried out from RAF Dyce as well as convoy escort.
• 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.
• General aviation flight training for private pilots licenses takes place from the East Side of the airport and located in the ground Handling agents premises.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airfield was bombed by the Luftwaffe on 26 July 1940 and 27 August 1940, no damage was reported.

Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):

• The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
• In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
• Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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.
• From the airport, it typically takes taxis 10–15 minutes to reach the iconic city wall of Chișinău.
• There are plans to enlarge the airport.
• The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași.
• Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
• The Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova has its headquarters on the airport property.Fly Level Flight Training Organisation is developing its main activities on the airport territory since August 2011.
• Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.