Nonstop flight route between Forbes, New South Wales, Australia and Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forbes Airport (FRB), Forbes, New South Wales, Australia and Stornoway Airport (SYY), Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,346 miles (or 16,650 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 Forbes Airport and Stornoway 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 Forbes Airport and Stornoway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRB / YFBS |
Airport Name: | Forbes Airport |
Location: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°21'47"S by 147°56'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Forbes Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 760 feet (232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRB |
More Information: | FRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYY / EGPO |
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Location: | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°12'56"N by 6°19'51"W |
Area Served: | Stornoway, Outer Hebrides |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYY |
More Information: | SYY Maps & Info |
Facts about Forbes Airport (FRB):
- The furthest airport from Forbes Airport (FRB) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Forbes Airport (meaning Forbes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,367 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Forbes Airport (FRB) is Condobolin Airport (CBX), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WNW of FRB.
- Because of Forbes Airport's relatively low elevation of 760 feet, planes can take off or land at Forbes 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.
- Forbes Airport (FRB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Stornoway Airport (SYY):
- The closest airport to Stornoway Airport (SYY) is Benbecula Airport (BEB), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SW of SYY.
- In addition to being known as "Stornoway Airport", another name for SYY is "Port-Adhair Steòrnabhagh".
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Stornoway Airport (SYY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Stornoway Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Stornoway 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.
- Stornoway Airport handled 125,582 passengers last year.