Nonstop flight route between Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 305 miles (or 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 relatively short distance between Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and Kinloss Barracks, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
• Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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.
• Defence company BAE Systems operates its Aircraft Maintenance Academy from No.
• EasyJet regularly uses the airport to operate training circuits for flight crew training, However there are no flights.
• The airport's first commercial flight flew to Palma de Mallorca in Majorca, departing at 0915 on 28 April 2005.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
• There are regular bus services linking the airport with Doncaster, Barnsley, Retford, Worksop and other surrounding areas.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley station at Finningley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster within South Yorkshire, England.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• In November 2011 the Ministry of Defence and 12 Engineer Group announced that 930 Service personnel from 39 Engineer Regiment will move from Waterbeach Barracks, near Cambridge, to Kinloss in summer 2012.
• 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.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
• In 1972 and 1976 the new Hawker Siddeley Nimrod demonstrated its capabilities when it flew surveillance sorties over Iceland's disputed fishing limits, providing support for the Royal Navy and British trawlers in the Cod Wars.
• 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 Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre and co-located UK Mission Control Centre remain responsible for coordinating all rescue efforts within the UK and out into the Atlantic.
• 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
• 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.
• During the Cold War Kinloss squadrons carried out anti-submarine duties, locating and shadowing Russian naval units.