Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Musoma, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Musoma Airport (MUZ), Musoma, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,576 miles (or 7,365 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 Musoma 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 Musoma 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: | MUZ / HTMU |
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Location: | Musoma, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°30'10"S by 33°48'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3783 feet (1,153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUZ |
More Information: | MUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- 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.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 1980 two pilots, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Noel Anthony and RAF Flying Officer Stephen Belcher were killed when their aircraft struck birds on take off and crashed in woods to the east of Kinloss airfield.
- 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.
- 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.
- Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- Numbers 120 and 201 squadrons, plus 42 squadron, formerly equipped with the Nimrod MR2, were disbanded on 26 May 2011 following the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 programme.
- Kinloss Barracks is a former Royal Air Force station, located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland.
- 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 Musoma Airport (MUZ):
- Musoma Airport (MUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Musoma Airport (MUZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,666 miles (18,774 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Musoma Airport handled 7,867 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Musoma Airport (MUZ) is Mara Serena Airport (MRE), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) E of MUZ.
- In addition to being known as "Musoma Airport", another name for MUZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Musoma (Swahili)".