Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH), Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,142 miles (or 5,057 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 Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) 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 Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) 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):

• During air raids in the Second World War, aircraft were moved to East Fingask beside Oldmeldrum.
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• The airport opened in 1934, established by Eric Gandar Dower, intended to link the northern islands of Scotland with London.
• The airfield was bombed by the Luftwaffe on 26 July 1940 and 27 August 1940, no damage was reported.
• 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".
• With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland.
• BAA expects to spend £60million on extending the runway farther still to allow bigger, more modern aircraft to fly from Aberdeen to destinations across the Mediterranean, North Africa and North America, as well as building a bigger, better-equipped terminal and new parking stands for aircraft.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH):

• Because of Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport's relatively low elevation of 418 feet, planes can take off or land at Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) 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.
• Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH) is Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSE of YSH.
• The furthest airport from Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,476 miles (18,469 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.