Nonstop flight route between Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Rourkela, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emerald Airport (EMD), Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Rourkela Airport (RRK), Rourkela, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,304 miles (or 8,536 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 Emerald Airport and Rourkela 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 Emerald Airport and Rourkela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMD / YEML |
Airport Name: | Emerald Airport |
Location: | Emerald, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°34'2"S by 148°10'45"E |
Area Served: | Emerald, Queensland, Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 624 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMD |
More Information: | EMD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRK / VERK |
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Location: | Rourkela, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'23"N by 84°48'56"E |
Area Served: | Rourkela, Odisha |
Operator/Owner: | Steel Authority of India Limited |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RRK |
More Information: | RRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Emerald Airport (EMD):
- The furthest airport from Emerald Airport (EMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Emerald Airport was ranked 37th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- The closest airport to Emerald Airport (EMD) is Blackwater Airport (BLT), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of EMD.
- Emerald Airport is an airport serving Emerald, a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia.
- Emerald Airport was one of more than 21 regional Australian airports assessed by Virgin Australia for its viability.
- Emerald Airport (EMD) has 2 runways.
- During this refurbishment, a new flight information system was created which is now displayed throughout the airport and online.
- Because of Emerald Airport's relatively low elevation of 624 feet, planes can take off or land at Emerald 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.
Facts about Rourkela Airport (RRK):
- Rourkela Airport (RRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1961, this airport was taken by the Airports Authority of India.
- The airstrip was constructed by the Tata Iron and Steel Company in 1950s for the purpose of carrying officials of the company, who regularly visited the area to survey and supervise the transportation of dolomite and other minerals from the district of Sundargarh for their industry.
- A three member survey team of AAI that made a spot assessment of the Rourkela airstrip in October 2007 to find out the feasibility of re-introduction of air connectivity to the city expressed satisfaction over the existing infrastructure.
- The furthest airport from Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Rourkela Airport", other names for RRK include "राउरकेला हवाई अड्डे" and "Rā'urakēlā havā'ī aḍḍē".
- Because of Rourkela Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Rourkela 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 closest airport to Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of RRK.