Nonstop flight route between Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom and Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Campbeltown Airport (CAL), Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom and Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,655 miles (or 7,491 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 Campbeltown Airport and Albuquerque International Sunport, 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 Campbeltown Airport and Albuquerque International Sunport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAL / EGEC |
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Location: | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°26'15"N by 5°41'17"W |
Area Served: | Campbeltown |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAL |
More Information: | CAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABQ / KABQ |
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Location: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'21"N by 106°36'38"W |
Area Served: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
Operator/Owner: | City of Albuquerque |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5355 feet (1,632 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABQ |
More Information: | ABQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Campbeltown Airport (CAL):
- Because of Campbeltown Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Campbeltown 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.
- Campbeltown Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee
- The airport was formerly known as RAF Machrihanish and hosted squadrons of the Royal Air Force and other NATO air forces as well as the United States Marine Corps.
- In addition to being known as "Campbeltown Airport", other names for CAL include "Port-adhair Cheann Loch Chille Chiarain", "RAF Machrihanish" and "MoD Machrihanish".
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Campbeltown Airport (CAL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,789 miles (18,973 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Campbeltown Airport handled 9,181 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Campbeltown Airport (CAL) is Islay Airport (ILY), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of CAL.
Facts about Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ):
- Albuquerque International Sunport handled 5,801,641 passengers last year.
- Because of Albuquerque International Sunport's high elevation of 5,355 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ABQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ABQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) has 4 runways.
- The present terminal was designed by William E.
- The furthest airport from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,217 miles (18,051 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Albuquerque in the 1930s was served by two private airports, West Mesa Airport and Oxnard Field.
- Albuquerque International Sunport Airport covers 2,039 acres and has four runways.
- The closest airport to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of ABQ.
- In addition to being known as "Albuquerque International Sunport", another name for ABQ is "Albuquerque".