Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and La Fria, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and La Fría Airport (LFR), La Fria, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,999 miles (or 8,045 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 La Fría 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 La Fría 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):

• A Spitfire IIa crashed at the east side of the airfield on 19 November 1941 during attack practice with a target glider being towed.
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• 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 has now begun work on a £10 million construction project to attract more international routes.
• 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.
• With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The original airport terminal was located at the East Side where the Airport Social club and Bond Offshore helicopters are located, a new terminal was built along with a new control tower to handle the increase in air traffic.
• During air raids in the Second World War, aircraft were moved to East Fingask beside Oldmeldrum.

Facts about La Fría Airport (LFR):

• The furthest airport from La Fría Airport (LFR) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to La Fría Airport (meaning La Fría Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
• La Fría Airport (LFR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to La Fría Airport (LFR) is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of LFR.
• Because of La Fría Airport's relatively low elevation of 323 feet, planes can take off or land at La Fría 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.