Nonstop flight route between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP), Buenos Aires, Argentina and Scatsta Airport (SCS), Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,312 miles (or 11,768 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 Jorge Newbery Airfield and Scatsta 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 Jorge Newbery Airfield and Scatsta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEP / SABE |
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Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'32"S by 58°24'59"W |
Area Served: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEP |
More Information: | AEP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCS / EGPM |
Airport Name: | Scatsta Airport |
Location: | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°25'58"N by 1°17'45"W |
Area Served: | Shetland |
Operator/Owner: | Serco UK and Europe on behalf of BP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCS |
More Information: | SCS Maps & Info |
Facts about Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP):
- Because of Jorge Newbery Airfield's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Jorge Newbery Airfield 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.
- Newbery Airfield is roughly equal to Ezeiza International Airport to the south) in airline traffic among the nation's 33 airports, handling 93,346 aircraftmovements in 2009 and serving 9,552,504 passengers in 2013.
- In addition to being known as "Jorge Newbery Airfield", another name for AEP is "Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery"".
- The closest airport to Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) is San Fernando Airport (FDO), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NW of AEP.
- Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) is Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Newbery Airfield (meaning Jorge Newbery Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yancheng Nanyang Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,836 kilometers) away in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
Facts about Scatsta Airport (SCS):
- After World War II Scatsta Aerodrome lay dormant except for the landing of a US Coastguard Hercules on 24 May 1969, in connection with the LORAN navigation station which had been established at the north west end of runway 13/31.
- Scatsta Airport (SCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,409 miles (18,361 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The airport has recently undergone significant upgrades as increasing investment has been provided to support the North Sea offshore rigs.
- The closest airport to Scatsta Airport (SCS) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of SCS.
- It was abandoned after World War II, but reinstated as a civilian airport in 1978 to support the Shetland oil industry, and the Sullom Voe oil terminal in particular.
- Because of Scatsta Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Scatsta 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.