Nonstop flight route between Union City, Tennessee, United States and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY), Union City, Tennessee, United States and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,982 miles (or 6,408 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 Everett-Stewart Regional 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 Everett-Stewart Regional 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 Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY):

• Because of Everett-Stewart Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Everett-Stewart Regional 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 furthest airport from Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,069 miles (17,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Established in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces.
• Everett-Stewart Regional Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Obion County, Tennessee, United States.
• The closest airport to Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) is Henry County Airport (PHT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) E of UCY.
• Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• 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.
• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• In November 1980 two pilots, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Noel Anthony and RAF Flying Officer Stephen Belcher were killed when their aircraft struck birds on take off and crashed in woods to the east of Kinloss airfield.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
• The cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 meant that Kinloss was no longer required by the RAF.
• 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.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.