Nonstop flight route between Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and El Nido, Palawan, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and El Nido Airport (ENI), El Nido, Palawan, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,996 miles (or 4,822 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 Rottnest Airport and El Nido 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 Rottnest Airport and El Nido Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTS / YRTI |
Airport Name: | Rottnest Airport |
Location: | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'24"S by 115°32'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Rottnest Island Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTS |
More Information: | RTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENI / RPEN |
Airport Name: | El Nido Airport |
Location: | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°12'9"N by 119°24'57"E |
Area Served: | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENI |
More Information: | ENI Maps & Info |
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- MacRobertson Miller Airlines took over services after Wood's Airways using both DC-3 and Fokker F27 Friendship, until the route became uneconomical.
- Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.
- Rottnest Island Airport is a small airport for light aircraft, situated about 800 m from the main settlement at Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island and 10 nautical miles northwest of Fremantle.
- Other services continued after Woods Airways departed and at various stages facilities were upgraded.
- The airport opened in November 1930 and has been used regularly since then for private and small commercial operations, ferrying workers and holiday makers between Perth and the island.
- The furthest airport from Rottnest Airport (RTS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Rottnest Airport (meaning Rottnest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Rottnest Airlines operated the service until 1999 when it was taken over by Frank Stynman who operates a four and six-seater daily service from Jandakot called Rottnest Air-Taxi.
- Because of Rottnest Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Rottnest 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.
- On 12 November 2006 a light twin engine charter aircraft carrying the pilot and five passengers crashed on the edge of the salt lake adjoining the airport.
Facts about El Nido Airport (ENI):
- The furthest airport from El Nido Airport (ENI) is José Coleto Airport (JPR), which is nearly antipodal to El Nido Airport (meaning El Nido Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from José Coleto Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,872 kilometers) away in Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil.
- The closest airport to El Nido Airport (ENI) is Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), which is located 79 miles (126 kilometers) NE of ENI.
- El Nido Airport (ENI) currently has only 1 runway.