Nonstop flight route between Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu and Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY), Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu and RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,718 miles (or 15,640 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 Dillon's Bay 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 Dillon's Bay Airport and RAF Lossiemouth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLY / NVVD |
Airport Name: | Dillon's Bay Airport |
Location: | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°46'9"S by 169°0'5"E |
Area Served: | Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 538 feet (164 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from DLY |
More Information: | DLY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LMO / EGQS |
Airport Name: | RAF Lossiemouth |
Location: | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°42'19"N by 3°20'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from LMO |
More Information: | LMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY):
- The furthest airport from Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) is Tidjikja Airport (TIY), which is nearly antipodal to Dillon's Bay Airport (meaning Dillon's Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tidjikja Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Tidjikja, Mauritania.
- The closest airport to Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) is Ipota Airport (IPA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of DLY.
- Because of Dillon's Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 538 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillon's Bay 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 RAF Lossiemouth (LMO):
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of 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.
- On 1 July 1991, the Shackletons of 8 Squadron retired from service and on 1 October 1991 237 Operational Conversion Unit was disbanded.
- It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and is Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s.
- 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.