Nonstop flight route between Boise, Idaho, United States and Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boise Airport (BOI), Boise, Idaho, United States and Islay Airport (ILY), Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,460 miles (or 7,177 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 Boise Airport and Islay 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 Boise Airport and Islay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOI / KBOI |
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Location: | Boise, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°33'51"N by 116°13'22"W |
Area Served: | Boise, Idaho |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2871 feet (875 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOI |
More Information: | BOI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILY / EGPI |
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Location: | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°40'59"N by 6°15'34"W |
Area Served: | Islay |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILY |
More Information: | ILY Maps & Info |
Facts about Boise Airport (BOI):
- Boise Airport (BOI) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Boise Airport (BOI) is Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of BOI.
- In addition to being known as "Boise Airport", other names for BOI include "Boise Air Terminal" and "Gowen Field".
- The furthest airport from Boise Airport (BOI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,843 miles (17,451 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Boise Airport is a joint civil-military airport three miles south of Boise in Ada County, Idaho.
- During World War II the Army Air Corps, later Army Air Forces, leased the field for use a training base for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bomber crews.
- Boise Airport covers an area of 5,000 acres at an elevation of 2,871 feet above mean sea level.
- Law enforcement at the airport is handled by the Boise Police Department.
Facts about Islay Airport (ILY):
- Islay Airport (ILY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Islay Airport (ILY) is Colonsay Airport (CSA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of ILY.
- The furthest airport from Islay Airport (ILY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Islay Airport handled 28,486 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Islay Airport", another name for ILY is "Port-adhair Ìle".
- Because of Islay Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Islay 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.