Nonstop flight route between St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Brockville, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR), Brockville, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,143 miles (or 5,058 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 Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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 Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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: | XBR / |
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| Location: | Brockville, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°38'21"N by 75°45'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Brock Air Services |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 404 feet (123 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XBR |
| More Information: | XBR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- Royal Air Force station Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- The Phantoms of 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron were replaced by Tornado F3s during 1989-1990s.
Facts about Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR):
- The furthest airport from Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,498 miles (18,505 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport's relatively low elevation of 404 feet, planes can take off or land at Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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.
- The closest airport to Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) is Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of XBR.
- Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport", another name for XBR is "CNL3".
