Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Seldovia, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Seldovia Airport (SOV), Seldovia, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,162 miles (or 6,698 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 Seldovia 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 Seldovia 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: | SOV / PASO |
Airport Name: | Seldovia Airport |
Location: | Seldovia, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°26'33"N by 151°42'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOV |
More Information: | SOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- The station continues to be home to the RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team, the No 663 Volunteer Gliding School operating the Vigilant T1 and the Moray Flying Club are also based at RAF Kinloss.
- 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.
- 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
- 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.
- In 1939, 14 FTS moved south and were replaced by 19 Operational Training Unit training bomber crews for the offensive.
- 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 Seldovia Airport (SOV):
- The closest airport to Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Graham Airport (PGM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of SOV.
- Seldovia Airport (SOV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,674 miles (17,177 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Seldovia Airport covers an area of 177 acres which contains one gravel runway measuring 1,845 by 60 ft.
- Because of Seldovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Seldovia 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.