Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and San Diego, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,172 miles (or 8,323 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 NAS North Island, 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 NAS North Island. 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):

• 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 was nationalized in 1947 and was transferred to the control of the British Airports Authority in 1975.
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• The airport has one main passenger terminal, serving scheduled and charter holiday flights.
• 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 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.
• Aberdeen Airport has now begun work on a £10 million construction project to attract more international routes.
• A significant wartime event occurred in May 1943 when a German, Junkers Ju 88 fighter-bomber landed here.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):

• The furthest airport from NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
• With all the ships in port, the population of the station is nearly 35,000 active duty military, selected reserve military, and civilian personnel.
• The list of American military pilots trained at North Island reads like the Who's Who of aviation.
• NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
• NAS North Island also operates two other airfields in the Southern California region.
• NAS North Island resembles a small city in its facility content and its operations.
• NAS North Island features some of the warmest winter temperatures anywhere on the West coast of the continental United States.
• Fortunately for the Navy, North Coronado was never developed.
• Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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 NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.