Nonstop flight route between Faro, Portugal and Ratnagiri, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Faro International Airport (FAO), Faro, Portugal and Ratnagiri Airport (RTC), Ratnagiri, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,046 miles (or 8,122 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 Faro International Airport and Ratnagiri 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 Faro International Airport and Ratnagiri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAO / LPFR |
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Location: | Faro, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°0'51"N by 7°57'56"W |
Area Served: | Faro, Portugal |
Operator/Owner: | ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAO |
More Information: | FAO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTC / VARG |
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Location: | Ratnagiri, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°0'48"N by 73°19'40"E |
Area Served: | Ratnagiri, Konkan division, Maharashtra, India |
Operator/Owner: | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 305 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTC |
More Information: | RTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Faro International Airport (FAO):
- Because of Faro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Faro International 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 furthest airport from Faro International Airport (FAO) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is nearly antipodal to Faro International Airport (meaning Faro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dargaville Aerodrome), and is located 12,310 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Dargaville, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Faro International Airport", another name for FAO is "Aeroporto Internacional de Faro".
- More than ten car rental firms service the airport.
- Faro International Airport handled 5,672,377 passengers last year.
- The airport gets very busy during the summer months, namely from March to October, to the extent that the airport becomes a slot coordinated airport.
- A total of 5.6 million passengers used Faro airport in 2011.
- Faro International Airport (FAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Faro International Airport (FAO) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of FAO.
Facts about Ratnagiri Airport (RTC):
- Because of Ratnagiri Airport's relatively low elevation of 305 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratnagiri 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 furthest airport from Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,714 miles (18,851 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) is Kolhapur Airport (KLH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of RTC.
- No scheduled commercial air service at this time.
- Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ratnagiri Airport", another name for RTC is "रत्नागिरी विमानतळ".