Nonstop flight route between Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom and Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Campbeltown Airport (CAL), Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom and Los Alamos Airport (LAM), Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,597 miles (or 7,398 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 Los Alamos 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 Campbeltown Airport and Los Alamos Airport. 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: | LAM / KLAM |
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Location: | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'46"N by 106°16'6"W |
Area Served: | Los Alamos, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Alamos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7171 feet (2,186 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAM |
More Information: | LAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Campbeltown Airport (CAL):
- Campbeltown Airport handled 9,181 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- At 3,049 m, the original runway 11/29 at Campbeltown Airport is the longest of any public airport in Scotland.
- 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.
- Permanent full-time military operations ceased in 1997.
- The closest airport to Campbeltown Airport (CAL) is Islay Airport (ILY), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of CAL.
Facts about Los Alamos Airport (LAM):
- Los Alamos Airport, also known as Los Alamos County Airport, is a county owned, public use airport in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States.
- Because of Los Alamos Airport's high elevation of 7,171 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,956 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of the restricted airspace immediately to the south of the runway, and the noise-sensitive residential area just west of the runway, Los Alamos Airport employs a non-standard traffic pattern.
- Los Alamos Airport (LAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Los Alamos Airport", another name for LAM is "Los Alamos County Airport".
- The closest airport to Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of LAM.
- The airport was built in 1947 by the Atomic Energy Commission as part of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, but the federal government transferred the facility to county ownership in 2008.