Nonstop flight route between Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt and Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt and Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,482 miles (or 3,995 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 Borg El Arab International Airport and Scatsta Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE):

• Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In June 2009, governmental plans to develop an extension of Alexandria with an area of 390 acres located to the west of the old city were revealed.
• Borg El Arab Airport had a major expansion in terms of the airport's passenger and cargo handling capacity in response to growing demand and the new facilities were inaugurated in 2010.
• The terminal contains a duty-free shop, a franchise food court, an area dedicated for travel offices and other travel-related services, a fuel supply unit, a control tower, and a fire station available to cover emergencies on site.
• In addition to being known as "Borg El Arab International Airport", another name for HBE is "مطار برج العرب الدولى".
• The airport consists of a new passenger building and an administration building.
• The furthest airport from Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NE of HBE.
• Because of Borg El Arab International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Borg El Arab International 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.

Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):

• Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
• After World War II Scatsta Aerodrome lay dormant except for the landing of a US Coastguard Hercules on 24 May 1969, in connection with the LORAN navigation station which had been established at the north west end of runway 13/31.
• The balance between oil service flights and "civilian" flights can be judged from the fact that the airport service area has no bar away), no taxi or bus service and three large rooms for helicopter passengers to don their survival suits before embarking.
• Because of Scatsta Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Scatsta 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 Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.
• The furthest airport from Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,409 miles (18,361 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Construction started in Spring 1940, of two runways.