Nonstop flight route between York, Pennsylvania, United States and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between York Airport (THV), York, Pennsylvania, United States and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,365 miles (or 5,416 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 York 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 York Airport and Kinloss Barracks. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THV / KTHV |
Airport Name: | York Airport |
Location: | York, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°55'0"N by 76°52'23"W |
Area Served: | York, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | York Bldg Products Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from THV |
More Information: | THV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Facts about York Airport (THV):
- The furthest airport from York Airport (THV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,658 miles (18,761 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- York Airport (THV) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is the second airport to bear the name.
- Since then a new restaurant, named Kitty Hawk, has taken Orville's place and caters to both airborne and terrestrial patrons.
- The closest airport to York Airport (THV) is Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of THV.
- York Airport offers flight lessons which are operated by York Flight Training LLC with 4 IFR equipped Cessna 172 aircraft.
- A restaurant named Orville's operated on the field until November, 2008 when it was closed.
- Because of York Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at York 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.
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- 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.
- The RAF station opened on 1 April 1939 and served as a training establishment during the Second World War.
- 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
- In December 2009, the MOD announced the premature retirement of the Nimrod MR2 by March 2010 and that the introduction of the Nimrod MRA4 would be delayed to 2012.
- 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.
- Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
- 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.