Nonstop flight route between Avarua, Cook Islands and Lecce, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(21°12'10"S by 159°48'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°14'21"N by 18°7'59"E)
Distance from RAR to LCC:
11,115.93 miles (17,889.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), Avarua, Cook Islands and Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC), Lecce, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,116 miles (or 17,889 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 Rarotonga International Airport and Lecce Galatina 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 Rarotonga International Airport and Lecce Galatina Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAR / NCRG |
| Airport Name: | Rarotonga International Airport |
| Location: | Avarua, Cook Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°12'10"S by 159°48'20"W |
| Area Served: | Avarua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAR |
| More Information: | RAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCC / LIBN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lecce, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°14'21"N by 18°7'59"E |
| Area Served: | Lecce, Italy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| View all routes: | Routes from LCC |
| More Information: | LCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Rarotonga International Airport (RAR):
- Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Another outbound view of Rarotonga Airport and the island's mountainous interior
- An Air New Zealand Boeing 767 airliner at Rarotonga International Airport
- Because of Rarotonga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Rarotonga 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.
- The furthest airport from Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) is Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), which is nearly antipodal to Rarotonga International Airport (meaning Rarotonga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Faya-Largeau Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Faya-Largeau, Chad.
- The closest airport to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) ESE of RAR.
Facts about Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC):
- The furthest airport from Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,650 miles (18,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) is Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNW of LCC.
- In addition to being known as "Lecce Galatina Airport", another name for LCC is "Aeroporto Militare Fortunato Cesari".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 131.09 miles (210.96 km) ESE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands |     |
| 2 | 165.33 miles (266.08 km) NE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 175.31 miles (282.13 km) ENE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 547.88 miles (881.73 km) E | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 594.38 miles (956.57 km) ENE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 620.67 miles (998.87 km) ENE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 653.11 miles (1,051.08 km) ENE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 672.50 miles (1,082.28 km) W | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 9 | 702.99 miles (1,131.35 km) ENE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 710.36 miles (1,143.21 km) ENE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 751.93 miles (1,210.11 km) N | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 795.64 miles (1,280.46 km) NW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 13 | 799.66 miles (1,286.93 km) NW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 14 | 809.93 miles (1,303.45 km) NW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 849.61 miles (1,367.32 km) ENE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,199.06 miles (19,632.44 km) NNE | Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) | Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| 2 | 12,150.79 miles (19,554.75 km) NW | Kufra Airport (AKF) | Kufra, Libya | |
| 3 | 11,926.76 miles (19,194.22 km) N | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 4 | 11,888.24 miles (19,132.23 km) N | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 5 | 11,882.82 miles (19,123.50 km) NNW | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 6 | 11,882.03 miles (19,122.23 km) WNW | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 7 | 11,872.80 miles (19,107.38 km) NNE | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 8 | 11,853.10 miles (19,075.67 km) NE | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 9 | 11,813.07 miles (19,011.24 km) NNW | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 10 | 11,804.69 miles (18,997.75 km) N | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 11 | 11,801.69 miles (18,992.93 km) N | Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) | Brega, Libya | |
| 12 | 11,793.59 miles (18,979.89 km) NNE | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 13 | 11,791.34 miles (18,976.27 km) NE | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 14 | 11,761.42 miles (18,928.12 km) N | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 15 | 11,758.22 miles (18,922.97 km) W | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.52 miles (49.11 km) NNW | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 2 | 42.97 miles (69.15 km) WNW | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| 3 | 95.05 miles (152.96 km) NW | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) | Bari, Italy | |
| 4 | 102.48 miles (164.93 km) SSW | Crotone Airport (CRV) | Crotone, Italy | |
| 5 | 104.02 miles (167.41 km) ESE | Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) | Corfu, Greece | |
| 6 | 116.12 miles (186.88 km) NE | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 7 | 136.50 miles (219.68 km) SW | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 8 | 147.26 miles (237.00 km) ESE | Ioannina National Airport (IOA) | Ioannina, Greece | |
| 9 | 151.32 miles (243.52 km) ENE | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 10 | 152.73 miles (245.79 km) NNE | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| 11 | 157.59 miles (253.61 km) NNE | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 12 | 158.88 miles (255.69 km) WNW | Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) | Foggia, Italy | |
| 13 | 160.60 miles (258.46 km) N | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia | |
| 14 | 166.45 miles (267.87 km) E | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| 15 | 167.11 miles (268.93 km) ESE | Preveza National Airport (PVK) | Preveza, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,649.60 miles (18,748.16 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,358.36 miles (18,279.46 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,310.50 miles (18,202.44 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,290.31 miles (18,169.95 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,262.06 miles (18,124.48 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,259.61 miles (18,120.54 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,258.74 miles (18,119.14 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,253.16 miles (18,110.16 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,248.08 miles (18,101.98 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,225.09 miles (18,064.98 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,224.82 miles (18,064.55 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,218.86 miles (18,054.96 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,217.74 miles (18,053.15 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,205.92 miles (18,034.14 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,204.07 miles (18,031.15 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |