Nonstop flight route between Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States and Rourkela, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trent Lott International Airport (PGL), Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States and Rourkela Airport (RRK), Rourkela, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,768 miles (or 14,110 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 Trent Lott International Airport and Rourkela 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 Trent Lott International Airport and Rourkela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGL / KPQL |
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Location: | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°27'46"N by 88°31'45"W |
Area Served: | Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Jackson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGL |
More Information: | PGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRK / VERK |
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Location: | Rourkela, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'23"N by 84°48'56"E |
Area Served: | Rourkela, Odisha |
Operator/Owner: | Steel Authority of India Limited |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RRK |
More Information: | RRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Trent Lott International Airport (PGL):
- In addition to being known as "Trent Lott International Airport", another name for PGL is "PQL".
- The furthest airport from Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,128 miles (17,909 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Trent Lott International Airport covers an area of 906 acres and has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt pavement measuring 6,500 x 100 ft.
- The closest airport to Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) is Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of PGL.
- Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Trent Lott International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Trent Lott 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.
Facts about Rourkela Airport (RRK):
- The furthest airport from Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In 1961, this airport was taken by the Airports Authority of India.
- The closest airport to Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of RRK.
- Rourkela Airport (RRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Rourkela Airport", other names for RRK include "राउरकेला हवाई अड्डे" and "Rā'urakēlā havā'ī aḍḍē".
- The airstrip was constructed by the Tata Iron and Steel Company in 1950s for the purpose of carrying officials of the company, who regularly visited the area to survey and supervise the transportation of dolomite and other minerals from the district of Sundargarh for their industry.
- Because of Rourkela Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Rourkela 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.