Nonstop flight route between Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rongelap Airport (RNP), Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO), Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,422 miles (or 10,334 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 Rongelap Airport and Kadhdhoo 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 Rongelap Airport and Kadhdhoo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNP / |
Airport Name: | Rongelap Airport |
Location: | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°9'25"N by 166°53'15"E |
Area Served: | Rongelap, Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RNP |
More Information: | RNP Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Rongelap Airport (RNP):
- The furthest airport from Rongelap Airport (RNP) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Rongelap Airport (meaning Rongelap Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Rongelap Airport (RNP) is Wotho Airport (WTO), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of RNP.
- Rongelap Airport (RNP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO):
- Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- When the Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom assumed office in 1978, some of the most pressing problems faced by the country were the immense difficulty involved in traveling between Malé and the outlying islands and the adverse effects in the Maldivian fishing industry due to illegal entry of foreign fishing vessels into the Maldivian territorial waters.
- The closest airport to Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Thimarafushi Airport (TMF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NW of KDO.
- In addition to being known as "Kadhdhoo Airport", another name for KDO is "ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".
- 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.