Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Hasvik, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Hasvik Airport (HAA), Hasvik, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,161 miles (or 1,868 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 Hasvik 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: | HAA / ENHK |
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Location: | Hasvik, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'12"N by 22°8'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HAA |
More Information: | HAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- 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.
- 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.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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.
- In 1939, 14 FTS moved south and were replaced by 19 Operational Training Unit training bomber crews for the offensive.
- 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.
- 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
- Kinloss Barracks is a former Royal Air Force station, located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland.
- In December 2009, the MOD announced the premature retirement of the Nimrod MR2 by March 2010 and that the introduction of the Nimrod MRA4 would be delayed to 2012.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
Facts about Hasvik Airport (HAA):
- In addition to being known as "Hasvik Airport", another name for HAA is "Hasvik lufthavn".
- Because of Hasvik Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Hasvik 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.
- The closest airport to Hasvik Airport (HAA) is Hammerfest Airport (HFT), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of HAA.
- The furthest airport from Hasvik Airport (HAA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,486 miles (16,875 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The initial airport consisted of a 421-meter gravel runway and a spartan terminal consisting of no more than a shack.
- Hasvik Airport handled 7,995 passengers last year.
- Norving operated at the airport until 1990, when the route was taken over by Widerøe, who initially used the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter.