Nonstop flight route between Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,406 miles (or 10,310 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 Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport and Kinloss Barracks, 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 Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESG / SGME |
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Location: | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'42"S by 60°37'18"W |
Area Served: | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 553 feet (169 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESG |
More Information: | ESG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG):
- Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) is Yacuiba Airport (BYC), which is located 194 miles (313 kilometers) W of ESG.
- The furthest airport from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (meaning Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport)), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Because of Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Dr. Luis María Argaña International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport", another name for ESG is "Aeropuerto Dr. Luis María Argaña".
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- 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.
- In 1992 Nimrod aircraft deployed to the Persian Gulf as an integral component of the coalition forces to recapture Kuwait.
- Not long after VE Day 19 OTU was disbanded and the arrival of 6 Coastal OTU saw the beginning of Kinloss's association with maritime operations, an association that continues to this day.
- 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.
- On 26 July 2012 at 1200 the RAF Ensign was lowered for the last time, and replaced by the flag of 39 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, to become Kinloss Barracks.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
- In November 2011 the Ministry of Defence announced that the first unit from the British Army would be 39 Engineer Regiment who will move from Waterbeach Barracks, near Cambridge, to Kinloss in July 2012.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.