Nonstop flight route between Toulouse, France and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS), Toulouse, France and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 900 miles (or 1,448 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 Toulouse Blagnac Airport and RAF Leuchars, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TLS / LFBO |
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| Location: | Toulouse, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E |
| Area Served: | Toulouse, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Toulouse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 497 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TLS |
| More Information: | TLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
| Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
| Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
| More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Facts about Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS):
- The furthest airport from Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (meaning Toulouse Blagnac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of TLS.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Toulouse Blagnac Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulouse Blagnac 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 addition to being known as "Toulouse Blagnac Airport", another name for TLS is "Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac".
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport handled 7,559,350 passengers last year.
- In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.
- Shuttle buses to Toulouse city centre stop outside Hall B every 20 minutes.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- In 1935 Leuchars became home to Number 1 Flying Training School and ranges for practice bombing were established in Tentsmuir Forest.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- Aviation at Leuchars dates back to 1911 with a balloon squadron of the Royal Engineers setting up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest.
- The next generation of jets to be stationed at Leuchars were the Hawker Hunter and the Gloster Javelin, with air-sea rescue services provided by Westland Whirlwind helicopters.
- In 2015 the army will take over and The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards will move in along with a REME Battalion and a Provost Company.
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Like so many RAF stations, the airfield itself owes its existence to the stimulus of war, and work began on levelling the existing site on Reres Farm in 1916.
