Nonstop flight route between Lukapa, Angola and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lucapa Airport (LBZ), Lukapa, Angola and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,767 miles (or 7,672 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 Lucapa Airport and Kinloss Barracks, 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 Lucapa Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBZ / FNLK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Lukapa, Angola | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°26'29"S by 20°43'58"E | 
| Area Served: | Lucapa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LBZ | 
| More Information: | LBZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK | 
| Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks | 
| Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FSS | 
| More Information: | FSS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lucapa Airport (LBZ):
- In addition to being known as "Lucapa Airport", another name for LBZ is "Lucapa Airport (Lucapa)".
- Lucapa Airport (LBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lucapa Airport (LBZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,972 miles (19,267 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Lucapa Airport (LBZ) is Nzagi Airport (NZA), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NE of LBZ.
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
- 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.
- After the Argentines invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, Nimrod MR2's adapted for air to air refuelling, were deployed to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
- During the Cold War Kinloss squadrons carried out anti-submarine duties, locating and shadowing Russian naval units.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.




