Nonstop flight route between Reading, Pennsylvania, United States and Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reading Regional Airport (RDG), Reading, Pennsylvania, United States and Croker Island Airport (CKI), Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,776 miles (or 15,734 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 Reading Regional Airport and Croker Island 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 Reading Regional Airport and Croker Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDG / KRDG |
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Location: | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°22'42"N by 75°57'55"W |
Area Served: | Reading, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Reading Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 344 feet (105 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDG |
More Information: | RDG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKI / YCKI |
Airport Name: | Croker Island Airport |
Location: | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°9'53"S by 132°28'59"E |
Area Served: | Minjilang, Northern Territory, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Minjilang Community Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKI |
More Information: | CKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Reading Regional Airport (RDG):
- Opened as a civil airport in April 1938, Reading Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces First Air Force as a training airfield during World War II.
- Reading Regional Airport (RDG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Reading Regional Airport (RDG) is Heritage Field (PTW), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of RDG.
- Southwest Airlines no longer operates in Reading Airport.
- On 5 December 1984 Reading Airport was dedicated as Carl Andrew Spaatz Field.
- Reading Army Airfield opened on 1 June 1943, with the 309th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron as its host unit.
- The furthest airport from Reading Regional Airport (RDG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Reading Regional Airport", another name for RDG is "Carl A. Spaatz FieldReading Army Airfield".
- Because of Reading Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 344 feet, planes can take off or land at Reading Regional 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.
Facts about Croker Island Airport (CKI):
- The closest airport to Croker Island Airport (CKI) is Jabiru Airport (JAB), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) SSE of CKI.
- The furthest airport from Croker Island Airport (CKI) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,887 miles (19,131 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Croker Island Airport (CKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Croker Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Croker Island 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.