Nonstop flight route between João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil and Rourkela, India:
Departure Airport:
(7°8'44"S by 34°56'54"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°15'23"N by 84°48'56"E)
Distance from JPA to RRK:
8,304.91 miles (13,365.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil and Rourkela Airport (RRK), Rourkela, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,305 miles (or 13,365 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 Presidente Castro Pinto International 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 Presidente Castro Pinto International 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: | JPA / SBJP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°8'44"S by 34°56'54"W |
| Area Served: | João Pessoa |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JPA |
| More Information: | JPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRK / VERK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA):
- The closest airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) W of JPA.
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport handled 1,230,230 passengers last year.
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Castro Pinto 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.
- The furthest airport from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (meaning Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In addition to being known as "Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport", another name for JPA is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Castro Pinto".
- The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957 and since February 1, 1979 it is administrated by Infraero.
Facts about Rourkela Airport (RRK):
- The closest airport to Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of RRK.
- In 1961, this airport was taken by the Airports Authority of India.
- 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.
- Rourkela Airport (RRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Rourkela Airport", other names for RRK include "राउरकेला हवाई अड्डे" and "Rā'urakēlā havā'ī aḍḍē".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.43 miles (105.30 km) W | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 67.77 miles (109.07 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 3 | 87.96 miles (141.55 km) NNW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 4 | 173.51 miles (279.23 km) SSW | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 5 | 213.60 miles (343.76 km) NW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 285.91 miles (460.12 km) NE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 302.29 miles (486.49 km) SSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 8 | 339.04 miles (545.64 km) NW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 415.58 miles (668.80 km) WSW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 10 | 459.55 miles (739.57 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 551.43 miles (887.44 km) WNW | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 559.90 miles (901.07 km) WNW | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 566.79 miles (912.16 km) SW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 597.84 miles (962.13 km) SSW | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 619.96 miles (997.73 km) WNW | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,026.14 miles (19,354.14 km) ENE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 11,998.54 miles (19,309.73 km) N | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 3 | 11,992.08 miles (19,299.33 km) N | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 11,970.84 miles (19,265.15 km) W | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 5 | 11,951.00 miles (19,233.21 km) N | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.94 km) ENE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 11,892.82 miles (19,139.59 km) N | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) N | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 9 | 11,779.90 miles (18,957.87 km) NNW | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 11,741.19 miles (18,895.56 km) NNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,716.49 miles (18,855.81 km) E | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 12 | 11,699.51 miles (18,828.48 km) NNE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 11,695.79 miles (18,822.51 km) NNE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,684.67 miles (18,804.60 km) NNE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,656.38 miles (18,759.08 km) NNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 79.87 miles (128.54 km) NNE | Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) | Ranchi, India | |
| 2 | 94.49 miles (152.07 km) ENE | Sonari Airport (IXW) | Jamshedpur, India | |
| 3 | 149.50 miles (240.59 km) NE | Dhanbad Airport (DBD) | Dhanbad, India | |
| 4 | 153.25 miles (246.64 km) SSE | Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 5 | 172.12 miles (277.00 km) N | Gaya Airport (GAY) | Gaya, India | |
| 6 | 174.11 miles (280.20 km) W | Bilaspur Airport (PAB) | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India | |
| 7 | 211.03 miles (339.62 km) WSW | Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) | Raipur, India | |
| 8 | 231.24 miles (372.14 km) N | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 9 | 233.47 miles (375.73 km) E | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India | |
| 10 | 253.05 miles (407.24 km) NNW | Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 11 | 268.73 miles (432.48 km) N | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 12 | 283.89 miles (456.88 km) SW | Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) | Jagdalpur, India | |
| 13 | 284.22 miles (457.40 km) ENE | Jessore Airport (JSR) | Jessore, Bangladesh | |
| 14 | 284.27 miles (457.49 km) ENE | Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) | Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
| 15 | 288.40 miles (464.14 km) NE | Malda Airport (LDA) | Malda, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,481.77 miles (18,478.07 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,060.73 miles (17,800.47 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,052.06 miles (17,786.52 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,018.66 miles (17,732.77 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,008.23 miles (17,715.99 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,987.41 miles (17,682.47 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,968.99 miles (17,652.84 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,957.21 miles (17,633.87 km) SW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,949.53 miles (17,621.52 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.93 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.93 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 10,916.79 miles (17,568.83 km) WSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,915.17 miles (17,566.22 km) SSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 10,911.48 miles (17,560.28 km) SW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,908.34 miles (17,555.22 km) SW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |