Nonstop flight route between Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Placerville, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Placerville Airport (PVF), Placerville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,940 miles (or 7,950 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 Edinburgh Airport and Placerville Airport, 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 Edinburgh Airport and Placerville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Lothian Buses provide public transportation to the airport with the Airlink 100 express bus from Edinburgh city centre, as well as the number 35 direct to Ocean Terminal and N22 with the same destination but alternative route.
• In 1971 the British Airports Authority took over the airport and immediately started to expand it by constructing a new runway and terminal building.
• On 19 October 2011, BAA Limited announced its intention to sell the airport, following a decision by the UK's Competition Commission requiring BAA to sell either Glasgow International or Edinburgh Airport.
• £250m is to be spent on the airport over the next decade.
• The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 Placerville Airport (PVF):

• Placerville Airport (PVF) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are no scheduled passenger services departing from the airport.
• Placerville Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Placerville, in El Dorado County, California, United States.
• The closest airport to Placerville Airport (PVF) is Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NW of PVF.
• The furthest airport from Placerville Airport (PVF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,250 miles (18,105 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.