Nonstop flight route between Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Burley, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Burley Municipal Airport (BYI), Burley, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,375 miles (or 7,040 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 Burley Municipal 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 Burley Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):

• 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.
• 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.
• In November 1944 Scatsta was used as a support base and diversion point for Lancasters from squadron 617, the famous "Dam Busters", led by Wing Commander J.
• 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 closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.

Facts about Burley Municipal Airport (BYI):

• The closest airport to Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) W of BYI.
• Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Burley Municipal Airport", another name for BYI is "Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport".
• The furthest airport from Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,854 miles (17,467 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Burley Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.