Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Rodrigues Island, Mauritius:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), Rodrigues Island, Mauritius would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,042 miles (or 9,724 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 Brussels Airport and Sir Gaëtan Duval 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 Brussels Airport and Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRU / EBBR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Brussels, Belgium | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'5"N by 4°29'3"E | 
| Area Served: | Brussels, Belgium | 
| Operator/Owner: | Brussels Airport Company | 
| Airport Type: | Public & Military | 
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BRU | 
| More Information: | BRU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRG / FIMR | 
| Airport Name: | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport | 
| Location: | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'27"S by 63°21'38"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RRG | 
| More Information: | RRG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):
- The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
- Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
- In 1955, a train line connecting the city centre of Brussels with the airport was constructed.
- Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Several car rental services are located in the airport as well.
- Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
- Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered throughout the building.
- Sabena's demise meant a sharp fall in passenger traffic, a blow the airport only slowly recovered from.
- Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
Facts about Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG):
- Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Gaëtan Duval 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 Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), which is located 371 miles (598 kilometers) W of RRG.
- The furthest airport from Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico.




