Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Trat, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Trat Airport (TDX), Trat, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,074 miles (or 9,775 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 Trat 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 Trat 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: | TDX / VTBO |
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Location: | Trat, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°16'28"N by 102°19'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TDX |
More Information: | TDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- 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 station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
- During the Cold War Kinloss squadrons carried out anti-submarine duties, locating and shadowing Russian naval units.
- 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of 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 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.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Trat Airport (TDX):
- The furthest airport from Trat Airport (TDX) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Trat Airport (meaning Trat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Trat Airport (TDX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Trat Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Trat 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 Trat Airport (TDX) is Koh Kong Airport (KKZ), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SE of TDX.
- In addition to being known as "Trat Airport", another name for TDX is "ท่าอากาศยานตราด".