Nonstop flight route between Napa, California, United States and Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Napa County Airport (APC), Napa, California, United States and Tiree Airport (TRE), Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,888 miles (or 7,867 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 Napa County Airport and Tiree 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 Napa County Airport and Tiree Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Napa County Airport (APC):

• Napa County Airport (APC) has 3 runways.
• Because of Napa County Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Napa County 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.
• During 2008 the airport's 1960-era control tower received extensive radio, plumbing and electrical upgrades and renovations funded by the federal government.
• After World War II the property was deeded to Napa County by the War Assets Administration for civil use.
• The furthest airport from Napa County Airport (APC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,330 miles (18,233 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Napa County Airport (APC) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of APC.
• In addition to being known as "Napa County Airport", another name for APC is "Napa Army Airfield".
• The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Napa Flight Strip.

Facts about Tiree Airport (TRE):

• Tiree Airport is located 2.5 nautical miles north northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland.
• Tiree Airport (TRE) has 3 runways.
• The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Station Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.
• The closest airport to Tiree Airport (TRE) is Coll Island Airport (COL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of TRE.
• The furthest airport from Tiree Airport (TRE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Tiree Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Tiree 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.