Nonstop flight route between Corozal, Colombia and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Las Brujas Airport (CZU), Corozal, Colombia and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,002 miles (or 8,049 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 Las Brujas Airport and Kinloss Barracks, 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 Las Brujas Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CZU / SKCZ |
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| Location: | Corozal, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°19'58"N by 75°17'8"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 528 feet (161 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CZU |
| More Information: | CZU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
| Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
| Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
| More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Las Brujas Airport (CZU):
- The furthest airport from Las Brujas Airport (CZU) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Las Brujas Airport (meaning Las Brujas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Sucre department offers many tourist attractions from the standpoint of natural, cultural and scientific.
- Las Brujas Airport (CZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Las Brujas Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Brujas 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.
- In addition to being known as "Las Brujas Airport", another name for CZU is "Aeropuerto Las Brujas".
- The closest airport to Las Brujas Airport (CZU) is Los Garzones Airport (MTR), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) SW of CZU.
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- During the Cold War Kinloss squadrons carried out anti-submarine duties, locating and shadowing Russian naval units.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The RAF station opened on 1 April 1939 and served as a training establishment during the Second World War.
- Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
- The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 meant that Kinloss was no longer required by the RAF.
- In November 1980 two pilots, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Noel Anthony and RAF Flying Officer Stephen Belcher were killed when their aircraft struck birds on take off and crashed in woods to the east of Kinloss airfield.
- Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks 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.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- On 2 September 2006, 12 Nimrod crew members from 120 Squadron crew 3 and 2 observers were killed when their Nimrod, serial number XV230, exploded over Afghanistan.
