Nonstop flight route between Pasco, Washington, United States and Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(46°15'52"N by 119°7'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(59°15'1"N by 2°34'36"W)
Distance from PSC to NDY:
4,312.71 miles (6,940.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-Cities Airport (PSC), Pasco, Washington, United States and Sanday Airport (NDY), Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,313 miles (or 6,941 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 Tri-Cities Airport and Sanday 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 Tri-Cities Airport and Sanday Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSC / KPSC |
| Airport Name: | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Location: | Pasco, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'52"N by 119°7'8"W |
| Area Served: | Tri-Cities, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Pasco, Washington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 407 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSC |
| More Information: | PSC Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Tri-Cities Airport (PSC):
- Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Tri-Cities Airport's relatively low elevation of 407 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-Cities 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.
- Pasco has had jet flights on several airlines, including Air West and Hughes Airwest with Douglas DC-9s, Cascade Airways with BAC One-Elevens, Delta Airlines with Boeing 727-200s and 737-300s, Alaska Airlines with Boeing 727s,Horizon Air with Fokker F-28s and West Coast Airlines with DC-9s.
- The Tri-Cities Airport was site of the first air mail contract flight between Elko, Nevada and Pasco, Washington made by Varney Airlines, in 1926.
- The closest airport to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Richland Airport (RLD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of PSC.
- The airport's terminal at the south end of the field is the property of the Port of Pasco, at the north end of North 20th Avenue.
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 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.
- The closest airport to Sanday Airport (NDY) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of NDY.
- Sanday Airport (NDY) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.28 miles (14.94 km) WNW | Richland Airport (RLD) | Richland, Washington, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.89 miles (49.71 km) SSW | Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 41.41 miles (66.65 km) ESE | Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 41.56 miles (66.88 km) SSE | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 65.90 miles (106.06 km) N | Grant County International Airport (MWH) | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 69.60 miles (112.01 km) WNW | Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT) | Yakima, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 71.05 miles (114.34 km) WNW | Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) | Yakima, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 74.51 miles (119.91 km) NNW | Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) | Ephrata, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 85.44 miles (137.51 km) NW | Bowers Field (ELN) | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 86.04 miles (138.47 km) SE | La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) | La Grande, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 93.65 miles (150.72 km) NNW | Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) | Wenatchee, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 100.67 miles (162.01 km) E | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | |
| 13 | 101.14 miles (162.77 km) ENE | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) | Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States | |
| 14 | 108.06 miles (173.90 km) WSW | Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 116.06 miles (186.78 km) NE | Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,780.53 miles (17,349.53 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,699.31 miles (17,218.83 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,686.22 miles (17,197.76 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,657.62 miles (17,151.74 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,642.65 miles (17,127.65 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,599.93 miles (17,058.89 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,566.96 miles (17,005.82 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,554.87 miles (16,986.37 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,497.88 miles (16,894.65 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,492.15 miles (16,885.44 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,483.46 miles (16,871.45 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,478.70 miles (16,863.79 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,474.40 miles (16,856.87 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,467.09 miles (16,845.11 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,466.42 miles (16,844.02 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 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 | |