Nonstop flight route between Mouila, Gabon and Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(1°50'53"S by 11°3'28"E)
Arrival Airport:
(60°25'58"N by 1°17'45"W)
Distance from MJL to SCS:
4,354.09 miles (7,007.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mouila Airport (MJL), Mouila, Gabon and Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,354 miles (or 7,007 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 Mouila Airport and Scatsta 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 Mouila Airport and Scatsta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJL / FOGM |
| Airport Name: | Mouila Airport |
| Location: | Mouila, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°50'53"S by 11°3'28"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJL |
| More Information: | MJL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCS / EGPM |
| Airport Name: | Scatsta Airport |
| Location: | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°25'58"N by 1°17'45"W |
| Area Served: | Shetland |
| Operator/Owner: | Serco UK and Europe on behalf of BP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SCS |
| More Information: | SCS Maps & Info |
Facts about Mouila Airport (MJL):
- The closest airport to Mouila Airport (MJL) is Gamba Airport (GAX), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) SW of MJL.
- Because of Mouila Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mouila 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 Mouila Airport (MJL) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mouila Airport (meaning Mouila Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,417 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):
- The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.
- Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Scatsta Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Scatsta 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 Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,409 miles (18,361 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- After World War II Scatsta Aerodrome lay dormant except for the landing of a US Coastguard Hercules on 24 May 1969, in connection with the LORAN navigation station which had been established at the north west end of runway 13/31.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.98 miles (152.86 km) SW | Gamba Airport (GAX) | Gamba, Gabon |     |
| 2 | 105.98 miles (170.55 km) ENE | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 3 | 136.56 miles (219.77 km) SE | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 154.24 miles (248.23 km) E | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 5 | 156.02 miles (251.08 km) SE | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 164.92 miles (265.41 km) E | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 7 | 195.77 miles (315.05 km) NW | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) | Libreville, Gabon | |
| 8 | 196.87 miles (316.84 km) SE | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 9 | 202.54 miles (325.96 km) ENE | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 10 | 202.67 miles (326.17 km) ESE | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 210.15 miles (338.20 km) NE | Makokou Airport (MKU) | Makokou, Gabon | |
| 12 | 212.69 miles (342.29 km) SSE | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 243.52 miles (391.91 km) E | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 14 | 250.37 miles (402.94 km) SE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 259.28 miles (417.26 km) E | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,065.05 miles (19,416.77 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,636.23 miles (18,726.65 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,430.71 miles (18,395.90 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,407.86 miles (18,359.13 km) N | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 11,404.92 miles (18,354.39 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,373.76 miles (18,304.25 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,349.97 miles (18,265.97 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 8 | 11,346.36 miles (18,260.15 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,335.92 miles (18,243.35 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,335.46 miles (18,242.61 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,333.40 miles (18,239.29 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,327.94 miles (18,230.51 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,326.38 miles (18,228.00 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 14 | 11,325.29 miles (18,226.24 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,316.01 miles (18,211.31 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.74 miles (26.94 km) S | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 38.10 miles (61.31 km) S | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 63.11 miles (101.56 km) S | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 93.01 miles (149.68 km) SSW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 99.88 miles (160.75 km) SSW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 99.98 miles (160.90 km) SSW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 116.23 miles (187.05 km) SSW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 150.27 miles (241.83 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 201.91 miles (324.95 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 208.44 miles (335.46 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 222.38 miles (357.88 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 222.68 miles (358.37 km) E | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 13 | 225.51 miles (362.91 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 226.00 miles (363.72 km) ENE | Florø Airport (FRO) | Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 15 | 228.37 miles (367.53 km) WNW | Vágar Airport (FAE) | Sørvágur, Faroe Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,408.90 miles (18,360.79 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,380.75 miles (18,315.49 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,376.59 miles (18,308.81 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,323.54 miles (18,223.43 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,317.87 miles (18,214.30 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,296.20 miles (18,179.43 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,283.69 miles (18,159.30 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,280.29 miles (18,153.82 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,270.84 miles (18,138.61 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,261.03 miles (18,122.82 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,259.35 miles (18,120.12 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,240.88 miles (18,090.40 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,238.26 miles (18,086.19 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,231.61 miles (18,075.48 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,209.78 miles (18,040.34 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |