Nonstop flight route between Kenmore, Washington, United States and Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kenmore Air (KEH), Kenmore, Washington, United States and Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,267 miles (or 6,867 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 Kenmore Air and Scatsta 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 Kenmore Air and Scatsta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kenmore Air (KEH):

• The closest airport to Kenmore Air (KEH) is Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (LKE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of KEH.
• Kenmore Air was founded in 1946 by three high school friends, reunited after World War II.
• Kenmore Air (KEH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Kenmore Air (KEH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,760 miles (17,317 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Kenmore Air", another name for KEH is "S60".
• Because of Kenmore Air's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenmore Air 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.

Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):

• The furthest airport from Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,409 miles (18,361 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The airport has recently undergone significant upgrades as increasing investment has been provided to support the North Sea offshore rigs.
• Because of Scatsta Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Scatsta 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.
• Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.
• Construction started in Spring 1940, of two runways.