Nonstop flight route between St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and El Dorado, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK), El Dorado, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,237 miles (or 6,819 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 RAF Leuchars and Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado 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 RAF Leuchars and Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
| Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
| Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
| More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDK / KEQA |
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| Location: | El Dorado, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°46'27"N by 96°49'2"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of El Dorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1378 feet (420 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDK |
| More Information: | EDK Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Leuchars remained an active Station to the end of the War, concentrating on anti-submarine and anti-shipping strikes.
- On 18 July 2011 Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced that RAF Leuchars would close, whilst RAF Lossiemouth in Moray would be spared as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
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- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
Facts about Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK):
- The furthest airport from Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,715 miles (17,244 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) is Beech Factory Airport (BEC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of EDK.
- In addition to being known as "Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport", another name for EDK is "EQA".
