Nonstop flight route between Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Barquisimeto, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM), Barquisimeto, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,874 miles (or 7,843 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 Scatsta Airport and Jacinto Lara 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 Scatsta Airport and Jacinto Lara International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRM / SVBM |
| Airport Name: | Jacinto Lara International Airport |
| Location: | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°2'34"N by 69°21'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | IADAL |
| Airport Type: | General |
| Elevation: | 2042 feet (622 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRM |
| More Information: | BRM Maps & Info |
Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):
- The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of 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.
- The airport was first developed in 1940 as RAF Scatsta, a Royal Air Force fighter plane base to support Coastal Command flying boat operations at RAF Sullom Voe, and was the most northerly base in the British Isles.
- Construction started in Spring 1940, of two runways.
- Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has recently undergone significant upgrades as increasing investment has been provided to support the North Sea offshore rigs.
- 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.
Facts about Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM):
- Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) is Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSE of BRM.
- The furthest airport from Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Jacinto Lara International Airport (meaning Jacinto Lara International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
