Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran and Sanday Airport (NDY), Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,884 miles (or 4,642 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 Mehrabad Airport and Sanday 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 Mehrabad Airport and Sanday Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THR / OIII | 
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| Location: | Tehran, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'21"N by 51°18'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Tehran, Karaj | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) | 
| Elevation: | 3962 feet (1,208 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from THR | 
| More Information: | THR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NDY / EGES | 
| Airport Name: | Sanday Airport | 
| Location: | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°15'1"N by 2°34'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Sanday, Orkney | 
| Operator/Owner: | Orkney Islands Council | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NDY | 
| More Information: | NDY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):
- Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
 - Mehrabad International Airport or Mehrabad is an airport that serves Tehran, Iran.
 - In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
 - The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
 - Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
 - Mehrabad International Airport consists of six terminals, with Terminals 1,3 and 5 only used during Haj and Umrah seasons.
 - An aircraft engineering and maintenance company Fajr Ashian, has a maintenance hangar adjacent to main airport premises.
 - The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 
Facts about Sanday Airport (NDY):
- Because of Sanday Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanday 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.
 - Sanday Airport (NDY) has 3 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Sanday Airport (NDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,502 miles (18,510 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Sanday Airport (NDY) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of NDY.
 
