Nonstop flight route between Providence, Rhode Island, United States and Rourkela, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between T. F. Green Airport (PVD), Providence, Rhode Island, United States and Rourkela Airport (RRK), Rourkela, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,762 miles (or 12,492 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 T. F. Green 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 T. F. Green Airport and Rourkela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about T. F. Green Airport (PVD):

• The furthest airport from T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,792 miles (18,977 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• After the September 11th attacks, T.F.
• In addition to being known as "T. F. Green Airport", another name for PVD is "Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport".
• T. F. Green Airport (PVD) has 2 runways.
• British rock band The Rolling Stones were arrested at the airport on July 18, 1972 after assaulting a photographer, and were brought to the Warwick police station.
• Previously Southwest Airlines serviced the longest domestic routes from the airport to Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, Arizona.
• On March 1, 2012 TF Green Airport was given the go-ahead to expand the runway and improve the safety of the secondary runway.
• Because of T. F. Green Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at T. F. Green 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 T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is North Central State Airport (SFZ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of PVD.
• The Rhode Island Airport Corporation owns some residential property on the eastern side of the airport near the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting building.
• The airport's terminal, named for former Rhode Island governor Bruce Sundlun, has two concourses, North and South.

Facts about Rourkela Airport (RRK):

• Rourkela Airport (RRK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of RRK.
• 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.