Nonstop flight route between Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom and Nashville, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fair Isle Airport (FIE), Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom and Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,944 miles (or 6,347 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 Fair Isle Airport and Nashville 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 Fair Isle Airport and Nashville 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: | FIE / EGEF |
| Airport Name: | Fair Isle Airport |
| Location: | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°32'4"N by 1°37'42"W |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 237 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FIE |
| More Information: | FIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNA / KBNA |
| Airport Name: | Nashville International Airport |
| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°7'36"N by 86°40'54"W |
| Area Served: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Nashville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNA |
| More Information: | BNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Fair Isle Airport (FIE):
- Because of Fair Isle Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Fair Isle 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 Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,468 miles (18,457 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Fair Isle Airport (FIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of FIE.
Facts about Nashville International Airport (BNA):
- The furthest airport from Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,198 miles (18,021 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Nashville International Airport hosts two airline lounges, a Delta Air Lines Sky Club and an American Airlines Admirals Club.
- The terminal is served by Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority bus route 18, which provides express and local service between the airport's passenger facilities and the Music City Central bus terminal in Nashville's central business district.
- Nashville International Airport is a public and military use airport in the southeastern section of Nashville in the U.S.
- In the early 1980s the MNAA commissioned Robert Lamb Hart, in association with the firm of Gresham, Smith and Partners, to design a modern terminal.
- The closest airport to Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Smyrna Airport (MQY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of BNA.
- Nashville International Airport (BNA) has 4 runways.
- American's service peaked in 1992, after which flights were gradually scaled back until the hub eventually closed in 1995.
- The airport had been enlarged by the military during World War II, but in 1958 the City Aviation Department, started planning to expand and modernize the airport.
- The airport terminal complex includes an over 1,000,000-square-foot passenger terminal with 47 air carrier gates and up to 78 commuter parking positions.
- Because of Nashville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Nashville 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.
