Nonstop flight route between St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH), Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,055 miles (or 6,526 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 Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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 Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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: | SBH / TFFJ |
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| Location: | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°54'15"N by 62°50'38"W |
| Area Served: | Saint Barthélemy |
| Operator/Owner: | Mairie de St Barthélemy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBH |
| More Information: | SBH Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- Aviation at Leuchars dates back to 1911 with a balloon squadron of the Royal Engineers setting up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest.
- Leuchars remained an active Station to the end of the War, concentrating on anti-submarine and anti-shipping strikes.
- 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.
- RAF Leuchars is home to the annual Leuchars Airshow.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- The Phantoms of 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron were replaced by Tornado F3s during 1989-1990s.
Facts about Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH):
- The closest airport to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBH.
- Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (meaning Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,241 miles (19,700 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The History Channel programme Most Extreme Airports ranks Gustaf III airport, which is casually referred to as "St.
- In addition to being known as "Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport", another name for SBH is "Aérodrome de St Jean".
- Because of Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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.
