Nonstop flight route between Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(56°14'17"N by 120°44'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W)
Distance from YXJ to ADX:
3,920.72 miles (6,309.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort St. John Airport (YXJ), Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,921 miles (or 6,310 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 Fort St. John 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 Fort St. John 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: | YXJ / CYXJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°14'17"N by 120°44'25"W |
| Operator/Owner: | North Peace Airport Services Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2280 feet (695 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXJ |
| More Information: | YXJ 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 Fort St. John Airport (YXJ):
- In addition to being known as "Fort St. John Airport", another name for YXJ is "North Peace Airport".
- In 2013, WestJet Encore announced regular scheduled service to Calgary and Vancouver, representing a major expansion of airline service to the Fort St.
- Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSE of YXJ.
- The furthest airport from Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,246 miles (16,489 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- 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.
- As the Cold War reached its frostiest depths in the 1960s the development of long range aircraft allowed the Soviets regular incursion into British air space.
- On 4 September 1939, a Lockheed Hudson of No.
- Royal Air Force station Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
- RAF Leuchars is home to the annual Leuchars Airshow.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- The other operational UK air defence base since June 2007 is RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4.
- The station is also home to No.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.48 miles (65.15 km) SSE | Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) | Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 49.59 miles (79.80 km) WSW | Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) | Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 51.23 miles (82.45 km) SW | Chetwynd Airport (YCQ) | Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 89.42 miles (143.91 km) E | Fairview Airport (ZFW) | Fairview, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 102.78 miles (165.40 km) SE | Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 126.41 miles (203.44 km) E | Peace River Airport (YPE) | Peace River, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 145.62 miles (234.35 km) ESE | Donnelly Airport (YOE) | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 163.39 miles (262.95 km) NNE | Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP) | Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 176.55 miles (284.12 km) SSE | Grande Cache Airport (YGC) | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 179.80 miles (289.35 km) SSW | Prince George Airport (YXS) | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 192.24 miles (309.38 km) NNW | Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE) | Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 211.61 miles (340.55 km) NE | High Level Airport (YOJ) | High Level, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 232.94 miles (374.88 km) SSW | Quesnel Airport (YQZ) | Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 234.15 miles (376.82 km) SSE | Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) | Hinton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 240.72 miles (387.41 km) ESE | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,245.85 miles (16,489.06 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,245.21 miles (16,488.03 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,227.73 miles (16,459.89 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,195.86 miles (16,408.61 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,194.25 miles (16,406.02 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,186.02 miles (16,392.76 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,143.39 miles (16,324.17 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,138.43 miles (16,316.18 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,124.62 miles (16,293.96 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,119.26 miles (16,285.33 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,117.77 miles (16,282.93 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,087.39 miles (16,234.04 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,077.73 miles (16,218.49 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,070.27 miles (16,206.48 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,066.13 miles (16,199.82 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.14 miles (13.10 km) NW | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 19.88 miles (31.99 km) WNW | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) SW | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 62.68 miles (100.87 km) NNE | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 69.49 miles (111.83 km) WSW | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) SW | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 91.95 miles (147.98 km) NNW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 92.20 miles (148.38 km) NNW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 93.73 miles (150.85 km) N | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 99.21 miles (159.67 km) S | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 103.02 miles (165.80 km) SSE | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 126.88 miles (204.20 km) WSW | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 131.46 miles (211.56 km) W | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 139.31 miles (224.20 km) WSW | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 140.59 miles (226.25 km) SSE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,677.72 miles (18,793.43 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,656.01 miles (18,758.48 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,651.97 miles (18,751.99 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,606.37 miles (18,678.59 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,595.72 miles (18,661.45 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,572.20 miles (18,623.61 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,563.89 miles (18,610.23 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,561.88 miles (18,606.99 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,544.09 miles (18,578.37 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,534.70 miles (18,563.26 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,524.40 miles (18,546.68 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,523.94 miles (18,545.94 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,522.47 miles (18,543.57 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,513.34 miles (18,528.88 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,491.51 miles (18,493.75 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |