Nonstop flight route between Rotorua, New Zealand and Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand and RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,803 miles (or 6,121 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 Rotorua International Airport and RAAF Learmonth, 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 Rotorua International Airport and RAAF Learmonth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROT / NZRO |
Airport Name: | Rotorua International Airport |
Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°6'33"S by 176°19'1"E |
Area Served: | Rotorua and inland Bay of Plenty |
Operator/Owner: | Rotorua International Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 936 feet (285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROT |
More Information: | ROT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEA / YPLM |
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Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E |
Area Served: | Exmouth, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | RAAF/Shire of Exmouth |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEA |
More Information: | LEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):
- Rotorua International Airport is an airport in Rotorua, New Zealand.
- Because of Rotorua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 936 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotorua 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.
- Today it has more frequent operations, being by Air New Zealand and its regional subsidiaries.
- Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Rotorua International Airport (meaning Rotorua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.
- The airport is located around 9.17 kilometres northeast of Rotorua on Te Ngae Road.
- The closest airport to Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of ROT.
Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):
- The RAAF also operates the Learmonth Air Weapons Range which covers about 18,954 ha and is located 30 km south-west of the airbase.
- Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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.
- On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth.
- The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
- RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
- RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.