Nonstop flight route between St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Borden, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom and Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,311 miles (or 5,329 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden, 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden. 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):

• 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.
• During Second World War, British Overseas Airways Corporation formed in November 1939 from Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd operated a wartime route from RAF Leuchars to Stockholm.
• The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
• RAF Leuchars is home to the annual Leuchars Airshow.
• As the Navy embraced the value of aviation, the aircraft carrier was added to its inventory.
• The Phantoms of 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron were replaced by Tornado F3s during 1989-1990s.
• The other operational UK air defence base since June 2007 is RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4.
• Royal Air Force station Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.

Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):

• The eight surviving Royal Flying Corps hangars at the base have been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
• Because of Canadian Forces Base Borden's relatively low elevation of 729 feet, planes can take off or land at Canadian Forces Base Borden 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 historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, CFB Borden is home to the largest training wing in the Canadian Forces.
• Worthington Park, a part of the Base Borden Military Museum complex, named after Major-General F.F.
• The February 1, 1968 unification of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army resulted in the creation of the Canadian Forces.
• CFB Borden's residential area houses two golf courses, one nine-hole links style course and one regulation-sized golf course.
• The Air Force Annex of the Base Borden Military Museum is dedicated to the memory of First World War Victoria Cross recipient Lieutenant Alan McLeod, the youngest Canadian Airman to receive the award.
• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Borden", other names for YBN include "16 Wing Borden" and "Borden Heliport".
• The furthest airport from Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,364 miles (18,288 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.