Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Dibrugarh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Dibrugarh Airport (DIB), Dibrugarh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,933 miles (or 7,939 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 Dibrugarh 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 Dibrugarh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | DIB / VEMN |
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| Location: | Dibrugarh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°28'50"N by 95°1'18"E |
| Area Served: | Entire Upper Assam and Eastern Part of Arunachal Pradesh |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Civilian airport/Indian Air Force (127 & 128 H |
| Elevation: | 362 feet (110 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIB |
| More Information: | DIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- On 2 September 2006, 12 Nimrod crew members from 120 Squadron crew 3 and 2 observers were killed when their Nimrod, serial number XV230, exploded over Afghanistan.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre and co-located UK Mission Control Centre remain responsible for coordinating all rescue efforts within the UK and out into the Atlantic.
- 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 (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 2011 the Ministry of Defence and 12 Engineer Group announced that 930 Service personnel from 39 Engineer Regiment will move from Waterbeach Barracks, near Cambridge, to Kinloss in summer 2012.
- Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
- 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
Facts about Dibrugarh Airport (DIB):
- Because of Dibrugarh Airport's relatively low elevation of 362 feet, planes can take off or land at Dibrugarh 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.
- Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dibrugarh Airport", other names for DIB include "Mohanbari Airport", "ডিব্ৰুগড় বিমানবন্দৰ" and "डिब्रूगढ़ एअरपोर्ट".
- The closest airport to Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) is Dibrugarh Airport (MOH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of DIB.
- The furthest airport from Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,586 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
