Nonstop flight route between Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India and Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bilaspur Airport (PAB), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India and Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,683 miles (or 7,537 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 Bilaspur 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 Bilaspur 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: | PAB / VABI |
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Location: | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°59'17"N by 82°6'39"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAB |
More Information: | PAB 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 Bilaspur Airport (PAB):
- The furthest airport from Bilaspur Airport (PAB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,629 miles (18,715 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Bilaspur Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Bilaspur 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.
- Bilaspur Airport (PAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bilaspur Airport (PAB) is Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SSW of PAB.
- In addition to being known as "Bilaspur Airport", another name for PAB is "बिलासपुर हवाई अड्डे".
Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):
- 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.
- Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 1944 Scatsta was used as a support base and diversion point for Lancasters from squadron 617, the famous "Dam Busters", led by Wing Commander J.
- 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 first flight of the day from Scatsta to Aberdeen has no passengers from offshore – and can have anything up to about 60 passengers during the height of the season, although the figure is more commonly between 15 and 25 on an average day.
- The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.