Nonstop flight route between SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Tiree Airport (TRE), Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,353 miles (or 7,005 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 Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport and Tiree 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 Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport and Tiree Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEA / KSEA |
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| Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47掳26'56"N by 122掳18'33"W |
| Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
| More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRE / EGPU |
| Airport Name: | Tiree Airport |
| Location: | Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56掳29'57"N by 6掳52'9"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRE |
| More Information: | TRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA):
- The furthest airport from Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA) is T么lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in T么lanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea鈥揟ac Airport".
- The two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
- Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
- Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- A new control tower was built beginning in 2001 and opened November 2004, at a cost of $26 million.
- Because of Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle鈥揟acoma International 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 new 3rd runway opened on November 20, 2008, with a total construction cost of $1.1 billion.
- Seattle's Central Link light-rail line serves the airport at the SeaTac/Airport Station, which opened on December 19, 2009.
Facts about Tiree Airport (TRE):
- The furthest airport from Tiree Airport (TRE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Tiree Airport (TRE) has 3 runways.
- Because of Tiree Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Tiree 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 Tiree Airport (TRE) is Coll Island Airport (COL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of TRE.
