Nonstop flight route between Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia and Orcas Island, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX), Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia and Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ), Orcas Island, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,869 miles (or 12,665 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 East Kimberley Regional Airport and Rosario Seaplane Base, 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 East Kimberley Regional Airport and Rosario Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNX / YPKU | 
| Airport Name: | East Kimberley Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°46'41"S by 128°42'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Kununurra | 
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Wyndham East-Kimberley | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 145 feet (44 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KNX | 
| More Information: | KNX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RSJ / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Orcas Island, Washington, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'44"N by 122°52'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Rosario, Washington | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rosario Resort | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RSJ | 
| More Information: | RSJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX):
- East Kimberley Regional Airport handled 86,955 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- The closest airport to East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of KNX.
- Because of East Kimberley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at East Kimberley Regional 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.
- East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Due to the long distances involved in traveling across the Kimberley region, several air-tours are offered by various charter airlines not based in Kununurra, hopping across the north-west of Australia.
Facts about Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ):
- The furthest airport from Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,715 miles (17,244 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) is Westsound Seaplane Base (WSX), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of RSJ.
- Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rosario Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosario Seaplane Base 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rosario Seaplane Base", another name for RSJ is "W49".




