Nonstop flight route between Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,105 miles (or 9,826 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 Ascención de Guarayos Airport and Kinloss Barracks, 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 Ascención de Guarayos Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASC / SLAS |
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Location: | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°55'55"S by 63°9'21"W |
Area Served: | Ascención de Guarayos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 810 feet (247 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASC |
More Information: | ASC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC):
- In addition to being known as "Ascención de Guarayos Airport", another name for ASC is "Ascención de Guarayos Airport (Ascención de Guarayos)".
- Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Ascención de Guarayos Airport (meaning Ascención de Guarayos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,639 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
- Because of Ascención de Guarayos Airport's relatively low elevation of 810 feet, planes can take off or land at Ascención de Guarayos 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 closest airport to Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is Concepción Airport (CEP), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) E of ASC.
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks 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.
- In 1972 and 1976 the new Hawker Siddeley Nimrod demonstrated its capabilities when it flew surveillance sorties over Iceland's disputed fishing limits, providing support for the Royal Navy and British trawlers in the Cod Wars.
- In 1992 Nimrod aircraft deployed to the Persian Gulf as an integral component of the coalition forces to recapture Kuwait.
- In 1939, 14 FTS moved south and were replaced by 19 Operational Training Unit training bomber crews for the offensive.
- The cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 meant that Kinloss was no longer required by the RAF.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- On 2 September 2006, 12 Nimrod crew members from 120 Squadron crew 3 and 2 observers were killed when their Nimrod, serial number XV230, exploded over Afghanistan.
- During the Cold War Kinloss squadrons carried out anti-submarine duties, locating and shadowing Russian naval units.