Nonstop flight route between Puerto Asís, Colombia and Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), Puerto Asís, Colombia and Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,688 miles (or 9,153 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 Tres de Mayo 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 Tres de Mayo Airport and Scatsta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU):

• The furthest airport from Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Tres de Mayo Airport (meaning Tres de Mayo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Tres de Mayo Airport", another name for PUU is "Aeropuerto Tres de Mayo".
• Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tres de Mayo Airport's relatively low elevation of 815 feet, planes can take off or land at Tres de Mayo 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 Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of PUU.

Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):

• Scatsta Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• 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.
• Construction started in Spring 1940, of two runways.
• Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• After World War II Scatsta Aerodrome lay dormant except for the landing of a US Coastguard Hercules on 24 May 1969, in connection with the LORAN navigation station which had been established at the north west end of runway 13/31.
• 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.