Nonstop flight route between Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom and El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain:
Departure Airport:
(59°15'1"N by 2°34'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°17'48"N by 2°4'41"E)
Distance from NDY to BCN:
1,256.63 miles (2,022.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sanday Airport (NDY), Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom and Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,257 miles (or 2,022 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 Sanday Airport and Barcelona–El Prat Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NDY / EGES |
| Airport Name: | Sanday Airport |
| Location: | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°15'1"N by 2°34'36"W |
| Area Served: | Sanday, Orkney |
| Operator/Owner: | Orkney Islands Council |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NDY |
| More Information: | NDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCN / LEBL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'48"N by 2°4'41"E |
| Area Served: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCN |
| More Information: | BCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sanday Airport (NDY):
- Because of Sanday Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanday 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 closest airport to Sanday Airport (NDY) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of NDY.
- The furthest airport from Sanday Airport (NDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,502 miles (18,510 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Sanday Airport (NDY) has 3 runways.
Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):
- In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
- There is provision for parking cars at the airport, with about 24,000 parking spaces.
- From the late seventies to the early nineties, the airport was stalled in traffic and investments until the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.
- The airport has 3 runways, two parallel, nominated 07L/25R and 07R/25L, and a cross runway 02/20.
- Because of Barcelona–El Prat Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelona–El Prat 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (meaning Barcelona–El Prat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
- Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.95 miles (11.19 km) SSW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 8.05 miles (12.96 km) WSW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 23.23 miles (37.39 km) SSW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.71 miles (62.30 km) ENE | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 57.71 miles (92.87 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 62.58 miles (100.72 km) NE | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 79.93 miles (128.64 km) NE | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 93.01 miles (149.68 km) NNE | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 110.24 miles (177.42 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 116.18 miles (186.98 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 129.45 miles (208.33 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 142.16 miles (228.78 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) WSW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 194.01 miles (312.23 km) S | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 196.29 miles (315.90 km) S | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,501.90 miles (18,510.47 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,473.74 miles (18,465.15 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,469.00 miles (18,457.52 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,415.21 miles (18,370.95 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,410.50 miles (18,363.38 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,389.01 miles (18,328.79 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,376.30 miles (18,308.33 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,371.69 miles (18,300.92 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,353.97 miles (18,272.40 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,350.19 miles (18,266.32 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,339.15 miles (18,248.55 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,332.93 miles (18,238.53 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,328.31 miles (18,231.11 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,323.62 miles (18,223.56 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,301.80 miles (18,188.43 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.25 miles (24.54 km) N | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 2 | 48.46 miles (77.99 km) WSW | Reus Airport (REU) | Reus (near Tarragona), Spain | |
| 3 | 54.62 miles (87.90 km) NE | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) | Girona, Spain | |
| 4 | 80.07 miles (128.85 km) NNW | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 5 | 85.18 miles (137.08 km) WNW | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 6 | 107.71 miles (173.35 km) NNE | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 7 | 125.49 miles (201.96 km) SSE | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 8 | 133.10 miles (214.21 km) N | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 9 | 135.23 miles (217.63 km) WNW | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 10 | 140.06 miles (225.40 km) SW | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 11 | 149.78 miles (241.05 km) SE | Menorca Airport (MAH) | Menorca, Spain | |
| 12 | 154.42 miles (248.51 km) NNE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 13 | 156.39 miles (251.69 km) N | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 14 | 163.49 miles (263.11 km) W | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 15 | 165.55 miles (266.43 km) NNW | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,247.85 miles (19,710.95 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,153.61 miles (19,559.29 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,135.11 miles (19,529.52 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,100.76 miles (19,474.23 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,092.31 miles (19,460.64 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,076.38 miles (19,435.01 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,073.87 miles (19,430.95 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,066.81 miles (19,419.60 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,059.71 miles (19,408.18 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,059.45 miles (19,407.75 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,055.75 miles (19,401.81 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,035.67 miles (19,369.49 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,018.99 miles (19,342.64 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,011.33 miles (19,330.31 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,006.61 miles (19,322.72 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |