Nonstop flight route between Key West, Florida, United States and Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Key West International Airport (EYW), Key West, Florida, United States and Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,421 miles (or 7,115 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 Key West International Airport and Aberdeen International 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 Key West International Airport and Aberdeen International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EYW / KEYW |
Airport Name: | Key West International Airport |
Location: | Key West, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'21"N by 81°45'33"W |
Area Served: | Key West, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Monroe County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EYW |
More Information: | EYW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABZ / EGPD |
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Location: | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°12'9"N by 2°11'53"W |
Area Served: | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABZ |
More Information: | ABZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Key West International Airport (EYW):
- Flights departing from EYW often have weight restrictions due to the short runway, which is only 4,800 feet.
- The airport has two terminals designed by Mark Mosko/Dwane Stark of URS.
- Key West International Airport (EYW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Key West International Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Key West 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.
- The furthest airport from Key West International Airport (EYW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,577 miles (18,632 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Key West International Airport (EYW) is NAS Key West (NQX), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) ENE of EYW.
Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
- The former Airport social club building has been renovated by Bond Offshore helicopters, this will be for future passenger use.
- Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
- On 6 October 2011, a 124-metre extension to the main runway at the airport was opened, almost eight months ahead of schedule.
- Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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 "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
- A Spitfire IIa crashed at the east side of the airfield on 19 November 1941 during attack practice with a target glider being towed.
- During Second World War the airfield became a Royal Air Force station - RAF Dyce.
- The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland.