Nonstop flight route between Tripoli, Libya and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(32°53'59"N by 13°16'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W)
Distance from MJI to ADX:
1,795.52 miles (2,889.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,796 miles (or 2,890 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 relatively short distance between Mitiga International Airport and RAF Leuchars, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJI / HLLM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tripoli, Libya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'59"N by 13°16'58"E |
| Airport Type: | Joint (public and military) |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJI |
| More Information: | MJI 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 Mitiga International Airport (MJI):
- The furthest airport from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".
- Of these Tunisair suspended flights to the airport due to a major security lapse, endangering crew and passengers onboard one of their aircraft, they have now resumed service to Tripoli International.
- Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
- On 25 October 2011, Google Earth released mutlispectral imagery from Geo Eye taken on 28 August which showed the airfield as well as the highly capable MiG-25 aircraft without any visible damage.
- The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.
- After the USAF left, Wheelus became a Libyan People's Air Force installation and was renamed Okba Ben Nafi Air Base.
- Because of Mitiga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiga International 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.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- 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 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
- Leuchars is also the base for No.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of 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.
- As the Navy embraced the value of aviation, the aircraft carrier was added to its inventory.
- Leuchars remained an active Station to the end of the War, concentrating on anti-submarine and anti-shipping strikes.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.54 miles (28.23 km) SSW | Tripoli International Airport (TIP) | Tripoli, Libya |     |
| 2 | 110.76 miles (178.25 km) ESE | Misrata International Airport (MRA) | Misrata, Libya | |
| 3 | 159.58 miles (256.82 km) WNW | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) | Djerba, Tunisia | |
| 4 | 183.47 miles (295.26 km) NNW | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 5 | 194.72 miles (313.37 km) NW | Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) | Sfax, Tunisia | |
| 6 | 202.53 miles (325.94 km) WNW | Gabès - Matmata International Airport (GAE) | Gabès, Tunisia | |
| 7 | 215.39 miles (346.64 km) NNE | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 8 | 223.29 miles (359.35 km) NNE | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 9 | 232.81 miles (374.67 km) ESE | Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) | Sirte, Libya | |
| 10 | 244.53 miles (393.53 km) NW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 11 | 272.71 miles (438.88 km) NW | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 277.20 miles (446.11 km) WNW | Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) | Gafsa, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 283.90 miles (456.88 km) SW | Ghadames Airport (LTD) | Ghadames, Libya | |
| 14 | 292.47 miles (470.69 km) NNE | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 15 | 323.26 miles (520.24 km) NNW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,524.17 miles (18,546.31 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,518.08 miles (18,536.50 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,504.91 miles (18,515.31 km) SW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,492.66 miles (18,495.60 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,479.56 miles (18,474.52 km) SE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 6 | 11,461.53 miles (18,445.50 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 7 | 11,453.60 miles (18,432.74 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,420.10 miles (18,378.82 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,418.80 miles (18,376.72 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,417.40 miles (18,374.48 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,415.39 miles (18,371.24 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 12 | 11,399.13 miles (18,345.08 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,395.40 miles (18,339.08 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,394.81 miles (18,338.13 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,394.32 miles (18,337.33 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.14 miles (13.10 km) NW | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 19.88 miles (31.99 km) WNW | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) SW | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 62.68 miles (100.87 km) NNE | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 69.49 miles (111.83 km) WSW | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) SW | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 91.95 miles (147.98 km) NNW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 92.20 miles (148.38 km) NNW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 93.73 miles (150.85 km) N | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 99.21 miles (159.67 km) S | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 103.02 miles (165.80 km) SSE | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 126.88 miles (204.20 km) WSW | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 131.46 miles (211.56 km) W | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 139.31 miles (224.20 km) WSW | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 140.59 miles (226.25 km) SSE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,677.72 miles (18,793.43 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,656.01 miles (18,758.48 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,651.97 miles (18,751.99 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,606.37 miles (18,678.59 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,595.72 miles (18,661.45 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,572.20 miles (18,623.61 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,563.89 miles (18,610.23 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,561.88 miles (18,606.99 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,544.09 miles (18,578.37 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,534.70 miles (18,563.26 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,524.40 miles (18,546.68 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,523.94 miles (18,545.94 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,522.47 miles (18,543.57 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,513.34 miles (18,528.88 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,491.51 miles (18,493.75 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |