Nonstop flight route between Amahai, Indonesia and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amahai Airport (AHI), Amahai, Indonesia and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,920 miles (or 12,747 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 Amahai Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 Amahai Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHI / WAPA |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Amahai, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'59"S by 128°55'0"E |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AHI |
More Information: | AHI Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Amahai Airport (AHI):
- The closest airport to Amahai Airport (AHI) is Arso Airport (ARJ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of AHI.
- The furthest airport from Amahai Airport (AHI) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is nearly antipodal to Amahai Airport (meaning Amahai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- In addition to being known as "Amahai Airport", another name for AHI is "Bandar Udara Amahai".
- Because of Amahai Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Amahai 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.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- The next generation of jets to be stationed at Leuchars were the Hawker Hunter and the Gloster Javelin, with air-sea rescue services provided by Westland Whirlwind helicopters.
- In 1935 Leuchars became home to Number 1 Flying Training School and ranges for practice bombing were established in Tentsmuir Forest.
- Royal Air Force station Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
- As the Navy embraced the value of aviation, the aircraft carrier was added to its inventory.
- 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.
- Very little information of a closure timeline is known.
- Leuchars was home to the last squadron of Panavia Tornado F3s, No.