Nonstop flight route between Portsmouth, Ohio, United States and Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(38°50'26"N by 82°50'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(60°25'58"N by 1°17'45"W)
Distance from PMH to SCS:
3,661.25 miles (5,892.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH), Portsmouth, Ohio, United States and Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,661 miles (or 5,892 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 Greater Portsmouth Regional 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 Greater Portsmouth Regional 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: | PMH / KPMH |
| Airport Name: | Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'26"N by 82°50'49"W |
| Area Served: | Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | Scioto County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 663 feet (202 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMH |
| More Information: | PMH 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 Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH):
- The closest airport to Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) is Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSE of PMH.
- Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 663 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Portsmouth Regional 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 airport offers fuel services along with a small snack bar, a couple of hangars, mechanics, and pilot snooze room.
- The furthest airport from Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,385 miles (18,322 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):
- 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.
- Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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.
- Construction started in Spring 1940, of two runways.
- The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.79 miles (55.99 km) SSE | Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.25 miles (58.33 km) SSE | Tri-State Airport (HTS) | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 41.94 miles (67.50 km) NE | Ohio University Airport Gordon K. Bush Airport (ATO) | Athens/Albany, Ohio, United States | |
| 4 | 64.90 miles (104.45 km) NW | Wilmington Air Park (ILN) | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 67.39 miles (108.45 km) N | Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 6 | 74.94 miles (120.61 km) ESE | Yeager Airport (CRW) | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 80.01 miles (128.77 km) N | Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 83.15 miles (133.81 km) ENE | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 86.34 miles (138.95 km) WNW | Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 86.46 miles (139.15 km) N | Ohio State University Airport (OSU) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 87.10 miles (140.18 km) NW | Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH) | Springfield, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 90.07 miles (144.96 km) NW | Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 91.75 miles (147.65 km) NNE | Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 93.47 miles (150.42 km) NW | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 95.72 miles (154.05 km) WNW | Middletown Regional Airport (MWO) | Middletown, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,384.56 miles (18,321.63 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,361.95 miles (18,285.24 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,338.90 miles (18,248.15 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,338.49 miles (18,247.48 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,301.73 miles (18,188.33 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,287.40 miles (18,165.26 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,277.69 miles (18,149.64 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,266.80 miles (18,132.11 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,262.96 miles (18,125.94 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,243.76 miles (18,095.02 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,216.76 miles (18,051.58 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,187.46 miles (18,004.43 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,171.36 miles (17,978.51 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,164.59 miles (17,967.62 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,129.72 miles (17,911.50 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |