Nonstop flight route between Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Inhambane, Mozambique:
Departure Airport:
(51°21'6"N by 0°30'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°52'35"S by 35°24'30"E)
Distance from RCS to INH:
5,613.43 miles (9,033.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rochester Airport (RCS), Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Inhambane Airport (INH), Inhambane, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,613 miles (or 9,034 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 Rochester Airport and Inhambane 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 Rochester Airport and Inhambane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCS / EGTO |
| Airport Name: | Rochester Airport |
| Location: | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°21'6"N by 0°30'10"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Rochester Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 426 feet (130 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCS |
| More Information: | RCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | INH / FQIN |
| Airport Name: | Inhambane Airport |
| Location: | Inhambane, Mozambique |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°52'35"S by 35°24'30"E |
| Area Served: | Inhambane |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INH |
| More Information: | INH Maps & Info |
Facts about Rochester Airport (RCS):
- The inaugural flight into Rochester was from Gravesend, with John Parker flying their Short Scion, G-ACJI, powered by a Pobjoy engine.
- On 13 January 2009 a fresh lease, with conditions, was granted to Rochester Airport Operating company.
- The closest airport to Rochester Airport (RCS) is London Southend Airport (SEN), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of RCS.
- Because of Rochester Airport's relatively low elevation of 426 feet, planes can take off or land at Rochester 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.
- Rochester Airport (RCS) has 3 runways.
- Rochester City Council compulsory purchased the land at Rochester Airfield in September 1933 from the landowner as the site for a municipal airport.
- In 1999 a group of aviators and local businessmen at Rochester formed a company dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the long tradition of aviation at Rochester Airport, its service to the local community and for its longer term preservation.
- The furthest airport from Rochester Airport (RCS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,146 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Shorts concentrated their work in Belfast, leaving the Medway towns in 1946.
- In 1934-5 Short Brothers took over the Rochester Airport site when they moved some of their personnel from the existing seaplane works.
Facts about Inhambane Airport (INH):
- Inhambane Airport (INH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Inhambane Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Inhambane 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 Inhambane Airport (INH) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,707 miles (18,841 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Inhambane Airport (INH) is Vilankulo Airport (VNX), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) N of INH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.17 miles (27.64 km) NNE | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 20.35 miles (32.75 km) W | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.00 miles (35.40 km) WNW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 28.99 miles (46.66 km) SE | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 29.32 miles (47.19 km) WSW | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) WSW | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.25 miles (53.51 km) SE | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 36.40 miles (58.58 km) E | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.58 miles (62.09 km) NNW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 42.02 miles (67.63 km) WNW | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 42.44 miles (68.31 km) WNW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 42.97 miles (69.16 km) N | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 43.19 miles (69.51 km) NW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 49.78 miles (80.11 km) SW | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 51.98 miles (83.65 km) NW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,896.91 miles (19,146.17 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,836.27 miles (19,048.59 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,818.89 miles (19,020.62 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,798.42 miles (18,987.66 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,787.87 miles (18,970.69 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,787.44 miles (18,970.00 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,782.60 miles (18,962.21 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,778.89 miles (18,956.24 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,773.33 miles (18,947.28 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,745.16 miles (18,901.95 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,741.82 miles (18,896.59 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,739.96 miles (18,893.58 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,732.44 miles (18,881.48 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,725.19 miles (18,869.81 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,705.11 miles (18,837.50 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 128.52 miles (206.83 km) N | Vilankulo Airport (VNX) | Vilanculos, Mozambique | |
| 2 | 139.81 miles (225.01 km) N | Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) | Benguera Island, Mozambique | |
| 3 | 149.90 miles (241.25 km) N | Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique | |
| 4 | 161.29 miles (259.57 km) N | Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 227.02 miles (365.35 km) SW | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 6 | 251.76 miles (405.17 km) WSW | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 7 | 268.70 miles (432.43 km) W | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| 8 | 276.81 miles (445.49 km) W | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| 9 | 283.73 miles (456.61 km) N | Beira Airport (BEW) | Beira, Mozambique | |
| 10 | 289.60 miles (466.06 km) WSW | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 11 | 309.80 miles (498.57 km) NW | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | 314.76 miles (506.56 km) NW | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 315.11 miles (507.12 km) SW | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 14 | 345.51 miles (556.04 km) SSW | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 15 | 350.55 miles (564.15 km) NNW | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,707.40 miles (18,841.19 km) ENE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,678.42 miles (18,794.55 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,676.66 miles (18,791.71 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,673.67 miles (18,786.91 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,671.14 miles (18,782.83 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,653.28 miles (18,754.08 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,648.76 miles (18,746.81 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,639.64 miles (18,732.13 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,625.80 miles (18,709.86 km) E | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,618.85 miles (18,698.68 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,617.10 miles (18,695.86 km) E | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,568.64 miles (18,617.88 km) E | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,568.64 miles (18,617.88 km) E | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,564.07 miles (18,610.52 km) E | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,559.23 miles (18,602.73 km) E | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |