Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Agadir, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA), Agadir, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,909 miles (or 3,072 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 relatively short distance between Kinloss Barracks and Agadir – Al Massira Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGA / GMAD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Agadir, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°19'29"N by 9°24'47"W |
| Area Served: | Agadir, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGA |
| More Information: | AGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of 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.
- Kinloss Barracks is a former Royal Air Force station, located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland.
- Numbers 120 and 201 squadrons, plus 42 squadron, formerly equipped with the Nimrod MR2, were disbanded on 26 May 2011 following the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 programme.
- In 1992 Nimrod aircraft deployed to the Persian Gulf as an integral component of the coalition forces to recapture Kuwait.
- The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
- The wartime Avro Lancaster was adapted without great upheaval for anti-submarine and search and rescue duties and RAF Kinloss changed from a bomber training unit, to a Coastal Command base training maritime aircrew.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA):
- Because of Agadir – Al Massira Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Agadir – Al Massira 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.
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport is an international airport serving Agadir, a major city in southwest Morocco.
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport handled 1,455,194 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) NNW of AGA.
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Agadir – Al Massira Airport", other names for AGA include "مطار المسيرة" and "Matar al-Maseera".
- The furthest airport from Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (meaning Agadir – Al Massira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,255 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
