Nonstop flight route between Rurutu, French Polynesia and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rurutu Airport (RUR), Rurutu, French Polynesia and Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,958 miles (or 9,589 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 Rurutu Airport and Portage la Prairie/Southport 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 Rurutu Airport and Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUR / NTAR |
Airport Name: | Rurutu Airport |
Location: | Rurutu, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°25'54"S by 151°21'57"W |
Area Served: | Rurutu |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RUR |
More Information: | RUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPG / CYPG |
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Location: | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'11"N by 98°16'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 884 feet (269 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPG |
More Information: | YPG Maps & Info |
Facts about Rurutu Airport (RUR):
- The furthest airport from Rurutu Airport (RUR) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is nearly antipodal to Rurutu Airport (meaning Rurutu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sharq Al-Owainat Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,996 kilometers) away in Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt.
- The closest airport to Rurutu Airport (RUR) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is located 356 miles (572 kilometers) NNE of RUR.
- Because of Rurutu Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Rurutu 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.
- Rurutu Airport (RUR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG):
- In addition to being known as "Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport", another name for YPG is "Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie".
- The closest airport to Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) is Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of YPG.
- The furthest airport from Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,422 miles (16,773 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) has 4 runways.
- Because of Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport's relatively low elevation of 884 feet, planes can take off or land at Portage la Prairie/Southport 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.