Nonstop flight route between Carrickfinn, Ireland and Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Donegal Airport (CFN), Carrickfinn, Ireland and Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 280 miles (or 450 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 Donegal Airport and Aberdeen International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Donegal Airport (CFN):

• Until the mid-1980s, the runway was a grass strip.
• Donegal Airport (CFN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Donegal Airport (CFN) is City of Derry Airport (LDY), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of CFN.
• The furthest airport from Donegal Airport (CFN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,853 miles (19,076 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In October 2011, Aer Arann ceased operations at Donegal due to the loss of the Dublin PSO contract.
• In addition to being known as "Donegal Airport", another name for CFN is "Aerfort Dhún na nGall".
• Loganair is the only scheduled airline currently using the airport.
• Because of Donegal Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Donegal 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.

Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• BAA predicts passenger numbers at Aberdeen will rise to 5.9 million by 2030, and says the expansion will create more than 1,200 jobs at the airport and many more across Scotland.
• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• On 6 October 2011, a 124-metre extension to the main runway at the airport was opened, almost eight months ahead of schedule.
• Anti-shipping operations by Coastal Command were carried out from RAF Dyce as well as convoy escort.
• On 17 August 1943, a Mosquito crashed following a stall in the circuit, crashing onto 5 John Street in Dyce village.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen International 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.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Aberdeen, being a major city in the Oil industry has a number of oil company charter flights, these have included flights to South America and also Korea.
• On 8 January 2013, the airport was renamed Aberdeen International.