Nonstop flight route between Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom and Woja, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom and Woja Airport (WJA), Woja, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,912 miles (or 12,733 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 RAF Lossiemouth and Woja 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 RAF Lossiemouth and Woja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LMO / EGQS |
| Airport Name: | RAF Lossiemouth |
| Location: | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°42'19"N by 3°20'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from LMO |
| More Information: | LMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJA / |
| Airport Name: | Woja Airport |
| Location: | Woja, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°27'2"N by 168°33'0"E |
| Area Served: | Woja, Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| View all routes: | Routes from WJA |
| More Information: | WJA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lossiemouth (LMO):
- Major changes took place in 1993 with the Blackburn Buccaneer anti-shipping squadrons starting to be replaced by the Panavia Tornado.
- The closest airport to RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of LMO.
- It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and is Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s.
- In April 1994, 208 Squadron was disbanded and was replaced by 617 Squadron, which transferred with their Tornados from RAF Marham in Norfolk.
- At the end of the hostilities the station became a satellite unit of Milltown in RAF Coastal Command, before being handed over to the Fleet Air Arm in 1946 and becoming RNAS Lossiemouth.
- On 18 July 2011, Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced that RAF Leuchars would close, whilst RAF Lossiemouth in Moray would be spared as part of the recent Strategic Defence and Security Review.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,609 miles (18,682 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Woja Airport (WJA):
- The closest airport to Woja Airport (WJA) is Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ESE of WJA.
- The furthest airport from Woja Airport (WJA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Woja Airport (meaning Woja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
