Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Mamfe, Cameroon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Mamfe Airport (MMF), Mamfe, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,656 miles (or 5,883 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 Mamfe 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 Mamfe 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):

• In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• 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.
• In July 1962, the station received one of its highest honours, the Civic Freedom of the Royal and Ancient Burgh of Forres, allowing Kinloss personnel the right to march through the burgh with swords drawn.
• 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 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.
• 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 Mamfe Airport (MMF):

• In addition to being known as "Mamfe Airport", another name for MMF is "Mamfe Airport (Mamfe)".
• The furthest airport from Mamfe Airport (MMF) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mamfe Airport (meaning Mamfe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• Because of Mamfe Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Mamfe 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 Mamfe Airport (MMF) is Bali Airport (BAJ), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) ENE of MMF.