Nonstop flight route between Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Brega, Libya:
Departure Airport:
(60°25'58"N by 1°17'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°22'41"N by 19°34'35"E)
Distance from SCS to LMQ:
2,287.77 miles (3,681.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom and Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ), Brega, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,288 miles (or 3,682 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 relatively short distance between Scatsta Airport and Marsa Brega Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LMQ / HLMB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brega, Libya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°22'41"N by 19°34'35"E |
| Area Served: | Brega, Libya |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LMQ |
| More Information: | LMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):
- 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.
- The airport has recently undergone significant upgrades as increasing investment has been provided to support the North Sea offshore rigs.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.
- 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.
Facts about Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ):
- Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,830 miles (19,039 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- Because of Marsa Brega Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Marsa Brega 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 Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) is Benina International Airport (BEN), which is located 126 miles (202 kilometers) NNE of LMQ.
- In addition to being known as "Marsa Brega Airport", another name for LMQ is "Marsa Brega Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.74 miles (26.94 km) S | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 38.10 miles (61.31 km) S | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 63.11 miles (101.56 km) S | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 93.01 miles (149.68 km) SSW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 99.88 miles (160.75 km) SSW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 99.98 miles (160.90 km) SSW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 116.23 miles (187.05 km) SSW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 150.27 miles (241.83 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 201.91 miles (324.95 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 208.44 miles (335.46 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 222.38 miles (357.88 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 222.68 miles (358.37 km) E | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 13 | 225.51 miles (362.91 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 226.00 miles (363.72 km) ENE | Florø Airport (FRO) | Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 15 | 228.37 miles (367.53 km) WNW | Vágar Airport (FAE) | Sørvágur, Faroe Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,408.90 miles (18,360.79 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,380.75 miles (18,315.49 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,376.59 miles (18,308.81 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,323.54 miles (18,223.43 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,317.87 miles (18,214.30 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,296.20 miles (18,179.43 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,283.69 miles (18,159.30 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,280.29 miles (18,153.82 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,270.84 miles (18,138.61 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,261.03 miles (18,122.82 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,259.35 miles (18,120.12 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,240.88 miles (18,090.40 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,238.26 miles (18,086.19 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,231.61 miles (18,075.48 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,209.78 miles (18,040.34 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 125.62 miles (202.17 km) NNE | Benina International Airport (BEN) | Benghazi, Libya | |
| 2 | 182.30 miles (293.38 km) WNW | Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) | Sirte, Libya | |
| 3 | 217.91 miles (350.69 km) NE | Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) | Bayda, Libya | |
| 4 | 278.29 miles (447.86 km) ENE | Tobruk International Airport (TOB) | Tobruk, Libya | |
| 5 | 298.51 miles (480.40 km) WNW | Misrata International Airport (MRA) | Misrata, Libya | |
| 6 | 409.06 miles (658.31 km) WNW | Mitiga International Airport (MJI) | Tripoli, Libya | |
| 7 | 409.81 miles (659.52 km) WNW | Tripoli International Airport (TIP) | Tripoli, Libya | |
| 8 | 443.82 miles (714.26 km) NE | Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) | Chania, Greece | |
| 9 | 453.14 miles (729.26 km) NNE | Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) | Kithira, Greece | |
| 10 | 458.09 miles (737.22 km) E | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) | Mersa Matruh, Egypt | |
| 11 | 472.37 miles (760.21 km) NE | Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | |
| 12 | 479.82 miles (772.20 km) NW | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 13 | 483.15 miles (777.56 km) NNE | Kalamata International Airport (KLX) | Kalamata, Greece | |
| 14 | 485.86 miles (781.91 km) SSE | Kufra Airport (AKF) | Kufra, Libya | |
| 15 | 486.19 miles (782.44 km) NNE | Sparti Airport (SPJ) | Sparti, Laconia, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,830.36 miles (19,039.07 km) SSW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,801.69 miles (18,992.93 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,703.61 miles (18,835.09 km) SSW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,689.33 miles (18,812.11 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,652.83 miles (18,753.36 km) SW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,455.51 miles (18,435.81 km) SE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 7 | 11,343.12 miles (18,254.93 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,329.19 miles (18,232.52 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,326.12 miles (18,227.57 km) ESE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 10 | 11,321.86 miles (18,220.73 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,320.22 miles (18,218.08 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,319.91 miles (18,217.59 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,300.65 miles (18,186.58 km) SE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,181.97 miles (17,995.59 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 15 | 11,180.24 miles (17,992.80 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |