Nonstop flight route between Jalalabad, Afghanistan and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), Jalalabad, Afghanistan and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,665 miles (or 5,898 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 Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر and RAF Leuchars, 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 Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAA / OAJL | 
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| Location: | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°23'58"N by 70°29'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Jalalabad | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 1814 feet (553 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JAA | 
| More Information: | JAA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL | 
| Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars | 
| Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ADX | 
| More Information: | ADX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA):
- The furthest airport from Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,937 miles (19,211 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر", other names for JAA include "Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad)" and "KDH".
 - The closest airport to Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) ESE of JAA.
 - Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - On 30 June 2010 a car bomb was set off and militants stormed the airport.
 
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- As the Navy embraced the value of aviation, the aircraft carrier was added to its inventory.
 - The other operational UK air defence base since June 2007 is RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4.
 - The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
 - RAF Leuchars is home to the annual Leuchars Airshow.
 - The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - The station is also home to No.
 - As the Cold War reached its frostiest depths in the 1960s the development of long range aircraft allowed the Soviets regular incursion into British air space.
 - The Phantoms of 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron were replaced by Tornado F3s during 1989-1990s.
 
