Nonstop flight route between Houeisay, Laos and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE), Houeisay, Laos and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,538 miles (or 8,912 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 Ban Huoeisay Airport and Kinloss Barracks, 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 Ban Huoeisay Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE):

• The closest airport to Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of HOE.
• The furthest airport from Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,956 miles (19,241 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
• Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ban Huoeisay Airport", another name for HOE is "ສະໜາມບິນບໍ່ແກ້ວ".

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• During the Cold War Kinloss squadrons carried out anti-submarine duties, locating and shadowing Russian naval units.
• The cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 meant that Kinloss was no longer required by the RAF.
• In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
• 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.
• The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.