Nonstop flight route between Redmond, Oregon, United States and Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roberts Field (RDM), Redmond, Oregon, United States and Margate Airport (MGH), Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,635 miles (or 17,116 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 Roberts Field and Margate 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 Roberts Field and Margate Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Roberts Field (RDM):

• The closest airport to Roberts Field (RDM) is Prineville Airport (PRZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of RDM.
• A year after the expansion's completion, a bar and restaurant was opened in the secure area after a contentious permitting process.
• On August 1, 2006 Horizon Air began twice daily non-stops to Los Angeles on 76-seat Bombardier Dash 8 s.
• A passenger terminal was built in 1950 and replaced in 1981 by a 6,000-square-foot terminal.
• The furthest airport from Roberts Field (RDM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,951 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• United Express upgraded its CRJ 200 flights to Denver from weekend only to daily and expanded operations to San Francisco from the EMB-120 to the CRJ 200.
• Along with increased parking, the facility has increased its area by about 600%, allowing more room for security and traveler services, as well as concessions and gate operations.
• Roberts Field (RDM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Roberts Field", other names for RDM include "Redmond Municipal Airport" and "(former Redmond Army Airfield)".
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 235,192 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 221,463 in 2009 and 226,400 in 2010.
• The airport upgraded its mass-casualty vehicle in 2011 due to larger commercial jets using Roberts Field.

Facts about Margate Airport (MGH):

• Because of Margate Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Margate 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 Margate Airport (MGH) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) N of MGH.
• Margate Airport (MGH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Margate Airport (MGH) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,637 miles (18,728 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.