Nonstop flight route between Herlong, California, United States and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(40°15'56"N by 120°9'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W)
Distance from AHC to ISC:
5,029.85 miles (8,094.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), Herlong, California, United States and St Mary's Airport (ISC), St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,030 miles (or 8,095 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHC / KAHC |
| Airport Name: | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip |
| Location: | Herlong, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'56"N by 120°9'2"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army, ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 4012 feet (1,223 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHC |
| More Information: | AHC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISC / EGHE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W |
| Area Served: | Isles of Scilly |
| Operator/Owner: | Council of the Isles of Scilly |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISC |
| More Information: | ISC Maps & Info |
Facts about Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC):
- The furthest airport from Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip's high elevation of 4,012 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of AHC.
- Amedee Army Airfield is a military use airport located nine nautical miles north of the central business district of Herlong, in Lassen County, California, United States.
- Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about St Mary's Airport (ISC):
- St Mary's Airport (ISC) has 2 runways.
- The current 600m asphalt runway, 15/33, was built in 1991.
- The closest airport to St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Tresco Heliport (TSO), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of ISC.
- St Mary's Airport handled 89,170 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "St Mary's Airport", other names for ISC include "Isles of Scilly Airport" and "Scilly Isles/St Mary's Airport".
- Because of St Mary's Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at St Mary's 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.
- After being in operation for 48 years, the helicopter service between St Mary's and the mainland UK ceased operations in October 2012, leaving Skybus as the sole remaining air link for the Isles of Scilly.
- The terminal at the airport is open all year round whilst the airport is in operation.
- The furthest airport from St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to St Mary's Airport (meaning St Mary's Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 2 May 1964, BEA replaced its Dragon Rapides on the Land's End route with a single Sikorsky S-61 helicopter, operated by BEA Helicopters.
- In 1984 Isles of Scilly Skybus started flights to St Mary's from Land's End, initially freight and charter.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.50 miles (37.82 km) WNW | Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) | Susanville, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 56.72 miles (91.28 km) SSE | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 65.35 miles (105.18 km) S | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 4 | 74.62 miles (120.09 km) SSW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 5 | 77.40 miles (124.57 km) SSE | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 84.84 miles (136.54 km) E | Derby Field (LOL) | Lovelock, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 89.94 miles (144.74 km) SSE | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 91.26 miles (146.87 km) SE | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 94.74 miles (152.48 km) SW | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 10 | 95.15 miles (153.13 km) S | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 11 | 96.02 miles (154.53 km) WSW | Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) | Chico, California, United States | |
| 12 | 96.30 miles (154.98 km) SE | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 103.26 miles (166.18 km) SSW | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 14 | 103.75 miles (166.97 km) SW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 110.49 miles (177.81 km) SW | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,147.81 miles (17,940.62 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,102.30 miles (17,867.38 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,073.95 miles (17,821.75 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,060.33 miles (17,799.83 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,050.78 miles (17,784.47 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,004.65 miles (17,710.23 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,956.45 miles (17,632.65 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,936.42 miles (17,600.41 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,850.95 miles (17,462.86 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,846.87 miles (17,456.31 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,834.12 miles (17,435.79 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,784.09 miles (17,355.27 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,781.48 miles (17,351.06 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,771.71 miles (17,335.35 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,751.07 miles (17,302.12 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.84 miles (4.57 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 30.53 miles (49.13 km) ENE | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 67.96 miles (109.37 km) ENE | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 102.94 miles (165.66 km) ENE | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 131.88 miles (212.24 km) SE | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 6 | 139.03 miles (223.75 km) ENE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 143.79 miles (231.41 km) SE | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 8 | 144.77 miles (232.98 km) NNE | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 150.00 miles (241.40 km) ESE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 10 | 152.02 miles (244.65 km) NE | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 160.86 miles (258.88 km) NNW | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 12 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) NE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 164.12 miles (264.13 km) NW | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 14 | 164.85 miles (265.30 km) NE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 164.99 miles (265.52 km) SE | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.14 miles (19,500.60 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,106.07 miles (19,482.77 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,073.92 miles (19,431.04 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,054.36 miles (19,399.56 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,032.00 miles (19,363.59 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,026.97 miles (19,355.48 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,021.86 miles (19,347.26 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,011.90 miles (19,331.22 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,989.48 miles (19,295.15 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,988.83 miles (19,294.11 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,984.79 miles (19,287.61 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,979.92 miles (19,279.76 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,958.16 miles (19,244.74 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,922.75 miles (19,187.75 km) SSE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |