Nonstop flight route between Avarua, Cook Islands and Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(21°12'10"S by 159°48'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°45'27"N by 125°28'45"E)
Distance from RAR to SUG:
5,498.20 miles (8,848.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), Avarua, Cook Islands and Surigao Airport (SUG), Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,498 miles (or 8,848 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 Surigao 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 Surigao 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: | SUG / RPMS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°45'27"N by 125°28'45"E |
| Area Served: | Surigao City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUG |
| More Information: | SUG Maps & Info |
Facts about Rarotonga International Airport (RAR):
- 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.
- Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport first opened in 1975 on the site of a former U.S.
- 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.
- Because of the close proximity of the runways to the nearby roads, it is possible to get very close to aircraft while they are landing.
- Air New Zealand Boeing 777 at Rarotonga
- 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 Surigao Airport (SUG):
- Surigao Airport handled 23,170 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Surigao Airport", another name for SUG is "Paliparan ng SurigaoTugpahanan sa Surigao".
- The furthest airport from Surigao Airport (SUG) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Surigao Airport (meaning Surigao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Because of Surigao Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Surigao 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.
- Surigao Airport (SUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Surigao Airport (SUG) is Sayak Airport (SOS), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) E of SUG.
| 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 | 37.06 miles (59.63 km) E | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 2 | 55.70 miles (89.64 km) S | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 63.11 miles (101.57 km) WSW | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 4 | 66.84 miles (107.57 km) SE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 105.45 miles (169.71 km) SW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 106.10 miles (170.75 km) NNW | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 108.83 miles (175.14 km) WNW | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 109.12 miles (175.61 km) NW | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 110.94 miles (178.54 km) W | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 10 | 122.23 miles (196.70 km) SSE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 11 | 141.72 miles (228.08 km) SW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 151.32 miles (243.53 km) W | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 13 | 156.20 miles (251.38 km) SW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 14 | 166.69 miles (268.26 km) WSW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 172.07 miles (276.92 km) NNW | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.83 miles (19,949.10 km) SE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,328.66 miles (19,841.01 km) E | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,206.14 miles (19,643.84 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,164.13 miles (19,576.21 km) E | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,130.50 miles (19,522.11 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,103.77 miles (19,479.07 km) E | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,075.65 miles (19,433.83 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,067.74 miles (19,421.09 km) WSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,046.25 miles (19,386.51 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,042.45 miles (19,380.40 km) SSE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,038.14 miles (19,373.45 km) SW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,015.89 miles (19,337.65 km) W | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,015.69 miles (19,337.33 km) SSE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,007.88 miles (19,324.77 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,991.35 miles (19,298.16 km) SSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |