Nonstop flight route between La Chorrera, Colombia and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Chorrera Airport (LCR), La Chorrera, Colombia and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,547 miles (or 8,927 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 Chorrera Airport 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 La Chorrera Airport 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: | LCR / |
Airport Name: | La Chorrera Airport |
Location: | La Chorrera, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°27'28"S by 72°48'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from LCR |
More Information: | LCR 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 La Chorrera Airport (LCR):
- The furthest airport from La Chorrera Airport (LCR) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to La Chorrera Airport (meaning La Chorrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to La Chorrera Airport (LCR) is Araracuara Airport (ACR), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) NNE of LCR.
- La Chorrera Airport handled 23,164 passengers last year.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- 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 closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- During Second World War, British Overseas Airways Corporation formed in November 1939 from Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd operated a wartime route from RAF Leuchars to Stockholm.
- Aviation at Leuchars dates back to 1911 with a balloon squadron of the Royal Engineers setting up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest.
- RAF Leuchars is home to the annual Leuchars Airshow.
- Royal Air Force station Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
- In 1954 the fixed wing aircraft had been joined by a flight of Bristol Sycamore helicopters for Search and Rescue duties.