Nonstop flight route between Khowai, India and Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khowai Airport (IXN), Khowai, India and RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,001 miles (or 8,049 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 Khowai Airport and RAF Lossiemouth, 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 Khowai Airport and RAF Lossiemouth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXN / VEKW |
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| Location: | Khowai, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°3'42"N by 91°36'14"E |
| Area Served: | Khowai |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXN |
| More Information: | IXN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LMO / EGQS |
| Airport Name: | RAF Lossiemouth |
| Location: | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°42'19"N by 3°20'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from LMO |
| More Information: | LMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Khowai Airport (IXN):
- The closest airport to Khowai Airport (IXN) is Kamalpur Airport (IXQ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of IXN.
- In addition to being known as "Khowai Airport", other names for IXN include "खोवाई हवाई अड्डे" and "KHOWAI".
- Khowai Airport (IXN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Khowai Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Khowai 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 furthest airport from Khowai Airport (IXN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,370 miles (18,297 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about RAF Lossiemouth (LMO):
- In November 2005, it was announced that Lossiemouth would be the main base for the RAF's fleet of F-35 Lightning IIs.
- The closest airport to RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of LMO.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,609 miles (18,682 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- At the end of the hostilities the station became a satellite unit of Milltown in RAF Coastal Command, before being handed over to the Fleet Air Arm in 1946 and becoming RNAS Lossiemouth.
- On 1 July 1991, the Shackletons of 8 Squadron retired from service and on 1 October 1991 237 Operational Conversion Unit was disbanded.
