Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Sipura, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom and Rokot Airport (RKI), Sipura, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,769 miles (or 10,893 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 London Heathrow Airport and Rokot 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 London Heathrow Airport and Rokot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHR / EGLL | 
| Airport Name: | London Heathrow Airport | 
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°28'38"N by 0°27'41"W | 
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom | 
| Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LHR | 
| More Information: | LHR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKI / WIBR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sipura, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°6'0"S by 99°42'15"E | 
| Area Served: | Sipora | 
| Airport Type: | Civil | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RKI | 
| More Information: | RKI Maps & Info | 
Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):
- Heathrow Airport started in 1929 as a small airfield on land south-east of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name.
- The furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
- In the 1950s, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles in the shape of a hexagram with the permanent passenger terminal in the middle and the older terminal along the north edge of the field, and two of its runways would always be within 30° of the wind direction.
- The airport has been criticised in recent years for overcrowding and delays.
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
- Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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 Rokot Airport (RKI):
- The closest airport to Rokot Airport (RKI) is Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), which is located 99 miles (159 kilometers) NNE of RKI.
- Rokot Airport (RKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Rokot Airport", other names for RKI include "Bandar Udara Rokot" and "WIPP".
- The furthest airport from Rokot Airport (RKI) is Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), which is nearly antipodal to Rokot Airport (meaning Rokot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carlos Concha Torres International Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
