Nonstop flight route between St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Granville, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Granville Airport (GFR), Granville, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,108 miles (or 5,002 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 Granville 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 Granville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):

• In 2015 the army will take over and The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards will move in along with a REME Battalion and a Provost Company.
• Aviation at Leuchars dates back to 1911 with a balloon squadron of the Royal Engineers setting up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest.
• RAF Leuchars is commanded by an Air Commodore instead of a Group Captain who would usually be given command of a station.
• The next generation of jets to be stationed at Leuchars were the Hawker Hunter and the Gloster Javelin, with air-sea rescue services provided by Westland Whirlwind helicopters.
• 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.
• The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
• The unit was formally named 'Royal Air Force Leuchars' in March 1920, but nevertheless retained its strong naval links.
• Leuchars was home to the last squadron of Panavia Tornado F3s, No.

Facts about Granville Airport (GFR):

• The furthest airport from Granville Airport (GFR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,642 miles (18,735 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Granville Airport's relatively low elevation of 420 feet, planes can take off or land at Granville 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.
• In addition to being known as "Granville Airport", another name for GFR is "B01".
• The closest airport to Granville Airport (GFR) is Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of GFR.
• Granville Airport (GFR) currently has only 1 runway.