Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Enarotali, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Enarotali Airport (EWI), Enarotali, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,139 miles (or 13,099 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 Enarotali 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 Enarotali 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: | EWI / WABT |
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Location: | Enarotali, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°55'32"S by 136°22'41"E |
Elevation: | 6122 feet (1,866 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EWI |
More Information: | EWI Maps & Info |
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.
- After the Argentines invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, Nimrod MR2's adapted for air to air refuelling, were deployed to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- The cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 meant that Kinloss was no longer required by the RAF.
- In 1939, 14 FTS moved south and were replaced by 19 Operational Training Unit training bomber crews for the offensive.
- Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
- 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 Enarotali Airport (EWI):
- The closest airport to Enarotali Airport (EWI) is Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of EWI.
- In addition to being known as "Enarotali Airport", another name for EWI is "Bandar Udara Enarotali".
- Because of Enarotali Airport's high elevation of 6,122 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EWI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EWI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Enarotali Airport (EWI) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.