Nonstop flight route between Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Taloyoak Airport (YYH), Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,609 miles (or 15,464 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 Taloyoak 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 Taloyoak 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: | YYH / CYYH |
Airport Name: | Taloyoak Airport |
Location: | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°32'48"N by 93°34'36"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYH |
More Information: | YYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- Other services continued after Woods Airways departed and at various stages facilities were upgraded.
- The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Taloyoak Airport (YYH):
- Taloyoak Airport (YYH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Taloyoak Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Taloyoak 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 Taloyoak Airport (YYH) is Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) SW of YYH.
- The furthest airport from Taloyoak Airport (YYH) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,768 miles (15,720 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.