Nonstop flight route between Ailuk, Marshall Islands and Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(10°13'0"N by 169°58'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°22'54"S by 150°28'29"E)
Distance from AIM to ROK:
2,669.81 miles (4,296.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ailuk Airport (AIM), Ailuk, Marshall Islands and Rockhampton Airport (ROK), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,670 miles (or 4,297 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 Ailuk Airport and Rockhampton 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 Ailuk Airport and Rockhampton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIM / |
| Airport Name: | Ailuk Airport |
| Location: | Ailuk, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'0"N by 169°58'59"E |
| Area Served: | Ailuk, Ailuk Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIM |
| More Information: | AIM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROK / YBRK |
| Airport Name: | Rockhampton Airport |
| Location: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°22'54"S by 150°28'29"E |
| Area Served: | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROK |
| More Information: | ROK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ailuk Airport (AIM):
- The closest airport to Ailuk Airport (AIM) is Likiep Airport (LIK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of AIM.
- The furthest airport from Ailuk Airport (AIM) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ailuk Airport (meaning Ailuk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Rockhampton Airport (ROK):
- The closest airport to Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Gladstone Airport (GLT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of ROK.
- The terminal is also serviced by bus and taxi, with regular connections to Rockhampton City and the Capricorn Coast provided by Youngs Bus Service and other local operators.
- During World War II, facilities at the airport were substantially upgraded.
- The furthest airport from Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- In 1929, the lease to a former racecourse, Connor Park, was acquired by a number of aspiring aviators, and they set about making it suitable for aircraft.
- Rockhampton Airport (ROK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rockhampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Rockhampton 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.
- Rockhampton Airport handled 701,062 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.36 miles (85.87 km) WSW | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands |     |
| 2 | 55.22 miles (88.87 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 60.39 miles (97.19 km) E | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 70.04 miles (112.72 km) N | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 108.67 miles (174.89 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 134.68 miles (216.74 km) SE | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 164.53 miles (264.79 km) SSE | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 183.74 miles (295.70 km) SSW | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 185.05 miles (297.81 km) SW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 185.09 miles (297.88 km) SW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 196.05 miles (315.52 km) SSW | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 206.21 miles (331.87 km) SW | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 212.06 miles (341.28 km) SSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 214.71 miles (345.54 km) SSW | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 219.99 miles (354.03 km) WNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,100.22 miles (19,473.37 km) ESE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,415.75 miles (18,371.82 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,402.68 miles (18,350.80 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,381.00 miles (18,315.90 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,356.80 miles (18,276.96 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,322.93 miles (18,222.45 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,305.46 miles (18,194.33 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,299.91 miles (18,185.39 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,295.19 miles (18,177.81 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,288.14 miles (18,166.45 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,285.03 miles (18,161.45 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 11,275.58 miles (18,146.24 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,266.84 miles (18,132.17 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,259.94 miles (18,121.07 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,248.51 miles (18,102.67 km) SSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.12 miles (93.53 km) SE | Gladstone Airport (GLT) | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 106.80 miles (171.88 km) W | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 119.38 miles (192.12 km) WNW | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 144.15 miles (231.99 km) WNW | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 146.06 miles (235.06 km) W | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 156.75 miles (252.27 km) SE | Bundaberg Airport (BDB) | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 170.31 miles (274.09 km) SSE | Gayndah Airport (GAH) | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 170.91 miles (275.05 km) SSW | Taroom Airport (XTO) | Taroom, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 173.70 miles (279.55 km) NNW | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 178.08 miles (286.59 km) WNW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 186.28 miles (299.78 km) WNW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 202.08 miles (325.21 km) SE | Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) | Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) SE | Maryborough Airport (MBH) | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 230.61 miles (371.13 km) NNW | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 234.24 miles (376.97 km) S | Chincilla Airport (CCL) | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,922.31 miles (19,187.05 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,899.55 miles (19,150.43 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,857.17 miles (19,082.22 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,810.45 miles (19,007.02 km) NW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,776.24 miles (18,951.98 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,769.01 miles (18,940.35 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,763.76 miles (18,931.89 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,735.33 miles (18,886.13 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,732.51 miles (18,881.59 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,621.64 miles (18,703.18 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,620.93 miles (18,702.02 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 11,619.82 miles (18,700.25 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 11,606.43 miles (18,678.70 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,575.84 miles (18,629.47 km) W | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,569.16 miles (18,618.71 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |