Nonstop flight route between Cedar Key, Florida, United States and Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between George T. Lewis Airport (CDK), Cedar Key, Florida, United States and RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,169 miles (or 6,709 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 George T. Lewis Airport and RAF Lossiemouth, 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 George T. Lewis Airport and RAF Lossiemouth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about George T. Lewis Airport (CDK):

• The furthest airport from George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of George T. Lewis Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at George T. Lewis 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.
• Formerly used as an air/sea rescue base during and after World War II, the facility was deeded to Levy County.
• The closest airport to George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) is Cross City Airport (CTY), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of CDK.

Facts about RAF Lossiemouth (LMO):

• The furthest airport from RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,609 miles (18,682 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The Fleet Air Arm handed the station back to the Royal Air Force on 28 September 1972 and 'D' Flight, 202 Squadron, the Helicopter Search and Rescue Flight, was the first RAF unit to return.
• It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and is Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s.
• The President of Virgin Galactic, Will Whitehorn stated in an interview with Space.co.uk on 29 April 2008 that the company was considering flying from RAF Lossiemouth during the summer months only.
• On 18 July 2011, Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced that RAF Leuchars would close, whilst RAF Lossiemouth in Moray would be spared as part of the recent Strategic Defence and Security Review.
• At the end of the hostilities the station became a satellite unit of Milltown in RAF Coastal Command, before being handed over to the Fleet Air Arm in 1946 and becoming RNAS Lossiemouth.
• The closest airport to RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of LMO.