Nonstop flight route between Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,504 miles (or 8,858 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 Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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 Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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: | MBK / |
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Location: | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'13"S by 54°57'10"W |
Area Served: | Matupá |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 928 feet (283 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBK |
More Information: | MBK 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 Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK):
- The closest airport to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) WNW of MBK.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The airport is located 4 km from downtown Matupá.
- The furthest airport from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Surigao Airport (SUG), which is nearly antipodal to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (meaning Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Surigao Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
- Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport", other names for MBK include "Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas" and "SWXM".
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
- The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
- The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre and co-located UK Mission Control Centre remain responsible for coordinating all rescue efforts within the UK and out into the Atlantic.
- In April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
- 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 wartime Avro Lancaster was adapted without great upheaval for anti-submarine and search and rescue duties and RAF Kinloss changed from a bomber training unit, to a Coastal Command base training maritime aircrew.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- 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.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.