Nonstop flight route between Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States and Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pedro Bay Airport (PDB), Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States and Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,209 miles (or 6,774 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 Pedro Bay Airport and Aberdeen International 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 Pedro Bay Airport and Aberdeen International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pedro Bay Airport (PDB):

• Because of Pedro Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Pedro Bay 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 Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) is Iliamna Airport (ILI), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of PDB.
• The furthest airport from Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,653 miles (17,145 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Pedro Bay Airport", other names for PDB include "4K0" and "Pedro Bay".
• Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• On 16 May 1945, two pilots were killed when a Wellington bomber crashed on landing wrecking a goods train in Dyce Station.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Until March 2005, aircraft were not allowed to take-off or land between 22:30 and 06:00 local time due to noise constraints.
• Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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.
• The first phase of the work will be completed early next year, with all upgrades conforming to UK Border Agency requirements.
• During Second World War the airfield became a Royal Air Force station - RAF Dyce.
• On 26 December 1944, A Messerschmitt BF109G signalling intentions to surrender crash landed at the airfield.