Nonstop flight route between Buol, Indonesia and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pogogul Airport (UOL), Buol, Indonesia and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,408 miles (or 11,921 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 Pogogul Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 Pogogul Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UOL / |
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Location: | Buol, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°6'2"N by 121°24'57"E |
Area Served: | Buol Regency, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UOL |
More Information: | UOL 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 Pogogul Airport (UOL):
- The closest airport to Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Jalaluddin Airport (GTO), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of UOL.
- Pogogul Airport (UOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Pogogul Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Pogogul 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 Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT), which is nearly antipodal to Pogogul Airport (meaning Pogogul Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Porto de Trombetas Airport), and is located 12,284 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Pogogul Airport", other names for UOL include "Bandara Pogogul" and "WAMY".
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- 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.
- Very little information of a closure timeline is known.
- 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.
- In 1954 the fixed wing aircraft had been joined by a flight of Bristol Sycamore helicopters for Search and Rescue duties.
- Royal Air Force station Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- In 1935 Leuchars became home to Number 1 Flying Training School and ranges for practice bombing were established in Tentsmuir Forest.