Nonstop flight route between Rajkot, India and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(22°18'33"N by 70°46'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W)
Distance from RAJ to TFS:
5,355.72 miles (8,619.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rajkot Airport (RAJ), Rajkot, India and Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,356 miles (or 8,619 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 Rajkot Airport and Tenerife-South 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 Rajkot Airport and Tenerife-South Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAJ / VARK |
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| Location: | Rajkot, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'33"N by 70°46'45"E |
| Area Served: | Rajkot |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 441 feet (134 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAJ |
| More Information: | RAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TFS / GCTS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W |
| Area Served: | Tenerife |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TFS |
| More Information: | TFS Maps & Info |
Facts about Rajkot Airport (RAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Rajkot Airport", another name for RAJ is "રાજકોટ વિમાનમથક".
- Rajkot Urban Development Authority and Rajkot Municipal Corporation have proposed a plan to extend Rajkot airport runway from current 5,400 feet to 6,000 feet to accommodate larger aircraft and to provide connectivity to major cities than Mumbai to cater to a large demand from the manufacturing companies located in Rajkot.
- Because of Rajkot Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at Rajkot 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 furthest airport from Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Rajkot Airport (meaning Rajkot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The authorities have finalised the site for the first ever international airport in Saurashtra, which will be located near Rajkot.
- Rajkot Airport (RAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Jamnagar Airport (JGA), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of RAJ.
Facts about Tenerife-South Airport (TFS):
- In 1977, the control tower, terminal building and taxiways were completed before the world's worst aviation accident occurred at Tenerife North Airport in March.
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- Because of Tenerife-South Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Tenerife-South 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 furthest airport from Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife-South Airport (meaning Tenerife-South Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,561 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- The airport is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona and was inaugurated on 6 November 1978, by Queen Sofía of Spain, to whom the airport is dedicated.
- The closest airport to Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of TFS.
- In the late 1960s, the island authorities of Tenerife said they needed a new airport at a new location as the existing airport did not meet technical requirements due to adverse weather conditions.
- Tenerife South handled over 8.5 million passengers in 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Tenerife-South Airport", other names for TFS include "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur" and "Tenerife Sur/Reina Sofía Airport".
- Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tenerife-South Airport handled 8,701,983 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.17 miles (80.75 km) WNW | Jamnagar Airport (JGA) | Jamnagar, Gujurat, India |     |
| 2 | 70.40 miles (113.30 km) NW | Kandla Airport (IXY) | Gandhidham / Kandla, India | |
| 3 | 75.94 miles (122.21 km) SSW | Keshod Airport (IXK) | Keshod, India | |
| 4 | 97.79 miles (157.38 km) NW | Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) | Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India | |
| 5 | 97.92 miles (157.59 km) ESE | Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) | Bhavnagar, India | |
| 6 | 110.66 miles (178.08 km) S | Diu Airport (DIU) | Diu, India | |
| 7 | 129.62 miles (208.61 km) ENE | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) | Ahmedabad, India | |
| 8 | 150.66 miles (242.47 km) ESE | Surat Airport (STV) | Surat, Gujarat, India | |
| 9 | 155.96 miles (251.00 km) E | Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) | Vadodara, India | |
| 10 | 185.50 miles (298.53 km) SE | Daman Airport (NMB) | Daman, India | |
| 11 | 252.26 miles (405.97 km) SE | Ozar Airport (ISK) | Nashik, India | |
| 12 | 253.88 miles (408.58 km) NE | Udaipur Airport (UDR) | Udaipur, India | |
| 13 | 257.84 miles (414.94 km) NW | Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) | Hyderabad, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 257.88 miles (415.02 km) NNW | Sindhri Airport (MPD) | Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 260.25 miles (418.83 km) SSE | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) | Mumbai, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.08 miles (19,474.74 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,802.07 miles (17,384.21 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,617.01 miles (17,086.38 km) E | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,550.83 miles (16,979.88 km) E | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,519.66 miles (16,929.71 km) E | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,460.56 miles (16,834.60 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 10,456.31 miles (16,827.75 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 10,362.65 miles (16,677.03 km) E | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,325.12 miles (16,616.62 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,283.19 miles (16,549.14 km) ESE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,228.60 miles (16,461.29 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,208.77 miles (16,429.39 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,208.44 miles (16,428.85 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,207.15 miles (16,426.77 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 15 | 10,205.19 miles (16,423.61 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.39 miles (53.73 km) NNE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 72.77 miles (117.11 km) E | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 82.42 miles (132.64 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 167.25 miles (269.16 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 190.63 miles (306.78 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 214.39 miles (345.02 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 301.56 miles (485.32 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 9 | 321.50 miles (517.40 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 330.50 miles (531.89 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 11 | 347.54 miles (559.31 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 442.09 miles (711.47 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 459.61 miles (739.66 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 14 | 461.92 miles (743.38 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 473.80 miles (762.51 km) ENE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,081.45 miles (19,443.17 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,994.03 miles (19,302.47 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,985.24 miles (19,288.33 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,945.71 miles (19,224.71 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,915.83 miles (19,176.62 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,899.09 miles (19,149.69 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,861.52 miles (19,089.22 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,835.10 miles (19,046.70 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,832.17 miles (19,041.98 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,825.42 miles (19,031.12 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,816.88 miles (19,017.37 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,804.76 miles (18,997.86 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,798.13 miles (18,987.21 km) E | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,797.05 miles (18,985.46 km) ESE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |