Nonstop flight route between Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Flushing, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), Flushing, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,257 miles (or 5,242 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 Flushing Airport (closed 1984), 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 Flushing Airport (closed 1984). 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):

• 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.
• Construction started in Spring 1940, of two runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• It was abandoned after World War II, but reinstated as a civilian airport in 1978 to support the Shetland oil industry, and the Sullom Voe oil terminal in particular.
• The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.
• 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.

Facts about Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU):

• Because of Flushing Airport (closed 1984)'s relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Flushing Airport (closed 1984) 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 Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) W of FLU.
• As of September 2008, the access road is under reconstruction, to be reopened eventually as a regular public through-street.
• The furthest airport from Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2004, the Bloomberg administration proposed rezoning the area for commercial development as part of the already existing College Point Corporate Park.