Nonstop flight route between Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO), Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA), Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,232 miles (or 13,247 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Hermes Quijada International 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Hermes Quijada International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDO / VRMK |
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Location: | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°51'33"N by 73°31'18"E |
Area Served: | Haddhunmathi Atoll, Maldives |
Operator/Owner: | Maldives Airports Co. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDO |
More Information: | KDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGA / SAWE |
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Location: | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'51"S by 67°45'14"W |
Area Served: | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGA |
More Information: | RGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO):
- Because of Kadhdhoo Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Kadhdhoo 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.
- Excavation for the runway began on 11 January 1982, and the final layer of the runway was completed on 6 April 1986.
- Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kadhdhoo Airport", another name for KDO is "ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Thimarafushi Airport (TMF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NW of KDO.
- The furthest airport from Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Facts about Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA):
- Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) SSW of RGA.
- In addition to being known as "Hermes Quijada International Airport", another name for RGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Río Grande - Hermes Quijada".
- Because of Hermes Quijada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Hermes Quijada 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 Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Hermes Quijada International Airport (meaning Hermes Quijada International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,308 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.