Nonstop flight route between Sunriver, Oregon, United States and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sunriver Airport (SUO), Sunriver, Oregon, United States and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,567 miles (or 7,350 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 Sunriver Airport and Kinloss Barracks, 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 Sunriver Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sunriver Airport (SUO):

• The furthest airport from Sunriver Airport (SUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Sunriver Airport (SUO) is Roberts Field (RDM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of SUO.
• It is used by travelers/private jets, glider tours around the area, and other uses to the public.
• In addition to being known as "Sunriver Airport", another name for SUO is "S21".
• Because of Sunriver Airport's high elevation of 4,164 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SUO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SUO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Sunriver Airport (SUO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks 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 April 2005, 206 Squadron was disbanded as part of a Defence review the previous year.
• The station continues to be home to the RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team, the No 663 Volunteer Gliding School operating the Vigilant T1 and the Moray Flying Club are also based at RAF Kinloss.
• 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
• In November 2011 the Ministry of Defence and 12 Engineer Group announced that 930 Service personnel from 39 Engineer Regiment will move from Waterbeach Barracks, near Cambridge, to Kinloss in summer 2012.
• In 1992 Nimrod aircraft deployed to the Persian Gulf as an integral component of the coalition forces to recapture Kuwait.