Nonstop flight route between Auxerre, France and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF), Auxerre, France and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 647 miles (or 1,042 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 relatively short distance between Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome and RAF Leuchars, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUF / LFLA |
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Location: | Auxerre, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'47"N by 3°29'48"E |
Area Served: | Auxerre / Branches, Yonne, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de l'Yonne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 523 feet (159 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUF |
More Information: | AUF 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 Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF):
- The furthest airport from Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (meaning Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome", another name for AUF is "Aérodrome d'Auxerre - Branches".
- Because of Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 523 feet, planes can take off or land at Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome 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.
- Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) is Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) NE of AUF.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- As the Cold War reached its frostiest depths in the 1960s the development of long range aircraft allowed the Soviets regular incursion into British air space.
- Very little information of a closure timeline is known.
- During Second World War, British Overseas Airways Corporation formed in November 1939 from Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd operated a wartime route from RAF Leuchars to Stockholm.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- Leuchars was home to the last squadron of Panavia Tornado F3s, No.
- In 1954 the fixed wing aircraft had been joined by a flight of Bristol Sycamore helicopters for Search and Rescue duties.
- 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.
- Leuchars is also the base for No.
- The other operational UK air defence base since June 2007 is RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4.