Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,176 miles (or 6,721 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Melville Hall Airport, 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Melville Hall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABZ / EGPD |
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Location: | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°12'9"N by 2°11'53"W |
Area Served: | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABZ |
More Information: | ABZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOM / TDPD |
Airport Name: | Melville Hall Airport |
Location: | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W |
Area Served: | Roseau |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Dominica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DOM |
More Information: | DOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):
- Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
- Aberdeen Airport has now begun work on a £10 million construction project to attract more international routes.
- The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
- Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen International 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.
- On 17 August 1943, a Mosquito crashed following a stall in the circuit, crashing onto 5 John Street in Dyce village.
- General aviation flight training for private pilots licenses takes place from the East Side of the airport and located in the ground Handling agents premises.
- The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Aberdeen International Airport is an international airport, located at Dyce, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, approximately 5 nautical miles northwest of Aberdeen city centre.
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- BAA predicts passenger numbers at Aberdeen will rise to 5.9 million by 2030, and says the expansion will create more than 1,200 jobs at the airport and many more across Scotland.
- In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
- The airport opened in 1934, established by Eric Gandar Dower, intended to link the northern islands of Scotland with London.
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):
- The furthest airport from Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
- Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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.
- Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010.
- The first ever night landing using the Instrument Flight Rules was conducted on 9 August 2010 by the Caribbean airline Winair.
- The Melville Hall area was chosen as the site for Dominica's main airport in 1944, for it was the only place on the island with extensive flat land.
- Melville Hall Airport is an airport located on the northeast coast of Dominica, 2 mi northwest of Marigot, it is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth.
- The airport houses the Dominica Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.