Nonstop flight route between Austin, Texas, United States and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Austin Executive Airport (EDC), Austin, Texas, United States and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,666 miles (or 7,509 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 Austin Executive Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 Austin Executive Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Austin Executive Airport (EDC):

• For the 12-month period ending June 20, 2008, the airport had 2,700 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 225 per month.
• The furthest airport from Austin Executive Airport (EDC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,039 miles (17,765 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Austin Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Austin Executive 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.
• Austin Executive Airport opened in 2011 with funding from Ron Henriksen, who also operates Houston Executive Airport.
• Austin Executive Airport covers an area of 585 acres at an elevation of 620 feet above mean sea level.
• Austin Executive Airport (EDC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Austin Executive Airport (EDC) is Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSW of EDC.

Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):

• The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
• The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Approximately 45,000 people attended the 2010 show to see displays including the Red Arrows, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
• Like so many RAF stations, the airfield itself owes its existence to the stimulus of war, and work began on levelling the existing site on Reres Farm in 1916.
• In September 2010, No.
• Leuchars was home to the last squadron of Panavia Tornado F3s, No.
• The station is also home to No.
• RAF Leuchars is commanded by an Air Commodore instead of a Group Captain who would usually be given command of a station.
• During Second World War, British Overseas Airways Corporation formed in November 1939 from Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd operated a wartime route from RAF Leuchars to Stockholm.