Nonstop flight route between Nueva Loja, Ecuador and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ), Nueva Loja, Ecuador and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,602 miles (or 9,016 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 Lago Agrio 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 Lago Agrio Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ):

• Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Lago Agrio Airport", another name for LGQ is "Aeropuerto de Lago Agrio".
• The closest airport to Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NE of LGQ.
• Because of Lago Agrio Airport's relatively low elevation of 982 feet, planes can take off or land at Lago Agrio 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 Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) is Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH), which is nearly antipodal to Lago Agrio Airport (meaning Lago Agrio Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hang Nadim International Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,841 kilometers) away in Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
• In November 2011 the Ministry of Defence and 12 Engineer Group announced that 930 Service personnel from 39 Engineer Regiment will move from Waterbeach Barracks, near Cambridge, to Kinloss in summer 2012.
• In November 1980 two pilots, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Noel Anthony and RAF Flying Officer Stephen Belcher were killed when their aircraft struck birds on take off and crashed in woods to the east of Kinloss airfield.
• In November 2011 the Ministry of Defence announced that the first unit from the British Army would be 39 Engineer Regiment who will move from Waterbeach Barracks, near Cambridge, to Kinloss in July 2012.
• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• 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.
• 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.