Nonstop flight route between Ibiza, Spain and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ), Ibiza, Spain and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,316 miles (or 2,118 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 Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza and Kinloss Barracks, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ):

• Because of Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza 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 furthest airport from Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (meaning Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of IBZ.
• The airport was expanded progressively over the subsequent decades with runway, taxiway, apron and terminal enhancements designed to cope with the growing air tourist market which by the late 1990s was generating over 3.6 million passengers a year at the airport.
• Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza handled 5,726,581 passengers last year.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• 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.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
• 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 closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• 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 RAF station opened on 1 April 1939 and served as a training establishment during the Second World War.
• 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.