Nonstop flight route between La Isabela, Dominican Republic and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Isabela International Airport (JBQ), La Isabela, Dominican Republic and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,261 miles (or 6,857 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 La Isabela International Airport and Edinburgh Airport, 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 La Isabela International Airport and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about La Isabela International Airport (JBQ):

• La Isabela Airport is the major hub for Dominican airlines that operate small airplanes for example Air Century.
• La Isabela International Airport handled 48,732 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of JBQ.
• The airport has the corporate headquarters of Servicios Aéreos Profesionales and Air Century.
• In addition to being known as "La Isabela International Airport", another name for JBQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1]".
• La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of La Isabela International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at La Isabela 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.
• The furthest airport from La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to La Isabela International Airport (meaning La Isabela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,072 miles (19,427 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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.
• A £40m extension to the departure lounge has been built, work commenced in December, 2008.
• The airport is served by Edinburgh Trams, a light rail link from the terminal to Edinburgh city centre.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
• In 2005, a new 57 m tall air traffic control tower was completed at a cost of £10m.
• There are currently no direct rail links to Edinburgh Airport, although it lies very close to the Fife Circle and the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway lines.
• The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• In 1971 the British Airports Authority took over the airport and immediately started to expand it by constructing a new runway and terminal building.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.