Nonstop flight route between Omak, Washington, United States and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Omak Airport (OMK), Omak, Washington, United States and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,250 miles (or 6,839 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 Omak 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 Omak Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Omak Airport (OMK):

• By December 1943, bomber aircraft commonly used the flight strip.
• In addition to being known as "Omak Airport", other names for OMK include "Omak Municipal Airport" and "Omak City Airport".
• The furthest airport from Omak Airport (OMK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,660 miles (17,155 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Throughout its history, a number of airlines have served the airport.
• Approximately 17,875 aircraft movements were also garnered in 1995, 2000 and 2001, showing no sign of improvement over the previous statistics from 1990.
• The Omak Airport, which covers an area of 153 acres of city-owned property and 325 acres overall at an elevation of 1,305 feet, has a 4,667 by 150 feet runway aligned 17–35, making it the third largest runway in Central Washington.
• There is a radio navigation aid provided at the Omak Airport which are used by pilots on aircraft coming from other nearby airports to determine their location.
• The closest airport to Omak Airport (OMK) is Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NE of OMK.
• A private business instructor offers flying lessons at the airfield, while Omak Aircraft Services is based on site and offers airframe and powerplant repairs.
• Omak Airport (OMK) currently has only 1 runway.
• With the state given $994,938 in 1960 for airport improvements across Washington, the Omak City Council was granted $12,172 for their Omak Airport.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• In December 2009, the MOD announced the premature retirement of the Nimrod MR2 by March 2010 and that the introduction of the Nimrod MRA4 would be delayed to 2012.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• 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.
• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• 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.
• Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• After the Argentines invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, Nimrod MR2's adapted for air to air refuelling, were deployed to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.