Nonstop flight route between Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil and Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA), Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil and Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,503 miles (or 13,684 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 Guaíra Municipal Airport and Rottnest 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 Guaíra Municipal Airport and Rottnest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA):

• Because of Guaíra Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 889 feet, planes can take off or land at Guaíra Municipal 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.
• Guaíra Municipal Airport handled 181 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) is Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SE of QGA.
• Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is nearly antipodal to Guaíra Municipal Airport (meaning Guaíra Municipal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miyako Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.
• The airport has been non-operational since 2011.
• It is operated by the Municipality of Guaíra under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
• In addition to being known as "Guaíra Municipal Airport", another name for QGA is "Aeroporto Municipal de Guaíra".

Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):

• Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 12 November 2006 a light twin engine charter aircraft carrying the pilot and five passengers crashed on the edge of the salt lake adjoining the airport.
• The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.
• At one stage, the 32 km Perth to Rottnest flight was the world's shortest scheduled air route.
• The furthest airport from Rottnest Airport (RTS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Rottnest Airport (meaning Rottnest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• Because of Rottnest Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Rottnest 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.
• MacRobertson Miller Airlines took over services after Wood's Airways using both DC-3 and Fokker F27 Friendship, until the route became uneconomical.