Nonstop flight route between Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom and Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dundee Airport (DND), Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom and Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,033 miles (or 6,491 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 Dundee Airport and Redstone Army Airfield (AAF), 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 Dundee Airport and Redstone Army Airfield (AAF). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DND / EGPN |
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Location: | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°27'9"N by 3°1'32"W |
Area Served: | Dundee |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DND |
More Information: | DND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUA / KHUA |
Airport Name: | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) |
Location: | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'42"N by 86°41'4"W |
Area Served: | Redstone Arsenal |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 685 feet (209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUA |
More Information: | HUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Dundee Airport (DND):
- Because of Dundee Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Dundee 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.
- Dundee Airport handled 67,269 passengers last year.
- Business Air and later British Midland Regional operated flights from Dundee to Manchester Airport in the 90's, a route that was brought back by Eastern Airways for only a few months, in 2002.
- The airport lies on the main A85 Riverside Drive, which links the city centre to the Kingsway and the A90, with the airport barely a couple of kilometers from the city centre itself.
- The closest airport to Dundee Airport (DND) is RAF Leuchars (ADX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SE of DND.
- The furthest airport from Dundee Airport (DND) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,677 miles (18,791 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Dundee Airport", another name for DND is "Port-adhair Dhùn Dèagh".
- Any additional scheduled flights at the airport would be limited by runway length to regional aircraft.
- Dundee Airport (DND) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA):
- The closest airport to Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of HUA.
- Because of Redstone Army Airfield (AAF)'s relatively low elevation of 685 feet, planes can take off or land at Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) 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 furthest airport from Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,195 miles (18,016 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- On April 12, 1956, the city of Huntsville approached the commander of the airfield to talk about a new federal airway.