Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,839 miles (or 9,398 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 Kinloss Barracks and Raimundo de Andrade 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 Kinloss Barracks and Raimundo de Andrade Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
• In 1972 and 1976 the new Hawker Siddeley Nimrod demonstrated its capabilities when it flew surveillance sorties over Iceland's disputed fishing limits, providing support for the Royal Navy and British trawlers in the Cod Wars.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI):

• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• Because of Raimundo de Andrade Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Raimundo de Andrade 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.
• Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Raimundo de Andrade Airport", other names for CDI include "Aeroporto Raimundo de Andrade" and "SNKI".
• The furthest airport from Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (meaning Raimundo de Andrade Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,121 miles (19,506 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
• The closest airport to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) S of CDI.