Nonstop flight route between Alton, Illinois, United States and Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), Alton, Illinois, United States and Inverness Airport (INV), Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,871 miles (or 6,229 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 St. Louis Regional Airport and Inverness 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 St. Louis Regional Airport and Inverness Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN):

• Because of St. Louis Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Regional 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.
• St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) has 2 runways.
• In the spring of 2004 the airport was at the center of a scandal.
• The closest airport to St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of ALN.
• The furthest airport from St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Inverness Airport (INV):

• The airport is a hub on the Highlands and Islands network where flights between the islands, the Central Belt, and other UK destinations connect.
• Inverness Airport handled 608,184 passengers last year.
• Inverness Airport (INV) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Inverness Airport (INV) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of INV.
• In 2004 Thomson Holidays, the UK's No1 Tour Operator launched a short series of peak season charter flights to Palma, Ibiza and Lanzarote using a Spanair A320, flights to Palma were maintained was added for a couple of seasons) through to 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Inverness Airport", another name for INV is "Port-adhair Inbhir Nis".
• The airport terminal is notable as an early example of the Public-private partnership favoured by the UK Government.
• The furthest airport from Inverness Airport (INV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,631 miles (18,718 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• This museum is situated in the Dalcross Industrial Estate immediately adjacent to the airport.
• Because of Inverness Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Inverness 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 airport was originally used by the Royal Air Force during World War II and was opened for civil operations in 1947.