Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Newport News, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,549 miles (or 5,712 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International 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):

• The airport was nationalized in 1947 and was transferred to the control of the British Airports Authority in 1975.
• 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".
• The first phase of the work will be completed early next year, with all upgrades conforming to UK Border Agency requirements.
• Until March 2005, aircraft were not allowed to take-off or land between 22:30 and 06:00 local time due to noise constraints.
• The airport has one main passenger terminal, serving scheduled and charter holiday flights.
• 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 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.
• 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.

Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):

• The airport has handled more than one million passengers every year since 2005.
• In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
• In February 2012, plans were announced to headquarters a new airline called PEOPLExpress at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1951, the original passenger terminal was damaged by a fire.
• Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
• Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• On June 30, 2014, People Express Airlines will begin operations at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport with two daily flights to Newark, and one daily flight to Boston and Pittsburgh, each.
• In 1985, USAir added large jet services from Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.