Nonstop flight route between St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Janakpur, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR), Janakpur, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,655 miles (or 7,492 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 Janakpur Airport(Domestic), 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 Janakpur Airport(Domestic). 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: | JKR / VNJP |
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| Location: | Janakpur, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°42'30"N by 85°55'19"E |
| Area Served: | Janakpur, Nepal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JKR |
| More Information: | JKR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- On 4 September 1939, a Lockheed Hudson of No.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of 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.
- The other operational UK air defence base since June 2007 is RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4.
- 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.
Facts about Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR):
- In addition to being known as "Janakpur Airport(Domestic)", another name for JKR is "जनकपुर बिमानस्थल".
- Because of Janakpur Airport(Domestic)'s relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Janakpur Airport(Domestic) 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.
- Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of JKR.
- The furthest airport from Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,492 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
