Nonstop flight route between Redmond, Oregon, United States and Luganville, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roberts Field (RDM), Redmond, Oregon, United States and Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,096 miles (or 9,810 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 Roberts Field and Santo-Pekoa International 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 Roberts Field and Santo-Pekoa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDM / KRDM |
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Location: | Redmond, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°15'15"N by 121°8'58"W |
Area Served: | Redmond, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | City of Redmond |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3080 feet (939 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDM |
More Information: | RDM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SON / NVSS |
Airport Name: | Santo-Pekoa International Airport |
Location: | Luganville, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SON |
More Information: | SON Maps & Info |
Facts about Roberts Field (RDM):
- The closest airport to Roberts Field (RDM) is Prineville Airport (PRZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of RDM.
- In addition to being known as "Roberts Field", other names for RDM include "Redmond Municipal Airport" and "(former Redmond Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Roberts Field (RDM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,951 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- A passenger terminal was built in 1950 and replaced in 1981 by a 6,000-square-foot terminal.
- The airport upgraded its mass-casualty vehicle in 2011 due to larger commercial jets using Roberts Field.
- Horizon announced cuts to Seattle and Portland service in 2009, as it continues to phase out its smaller airliners in favor of fewer, larger flights on Q400's.
- Roberts Field (RDM) has 2 runways.
- Along with increased parking, the facility has increased its area by about 600%, allowing more room for security and traveler services, as well as concessions and gate operations.
- By late 2009 Roberts Field completed another large terminal expansion, designed by HNTB.
Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):
- Luganville Airfield was used as a civilian airstrip until the early 1970s, however as it was on higher ground it was often clouded in and so it was decided to move all operations to the former Pekoa Airfield/Bomber Field No.2 which became Santo-Pekoa International Airport.
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport is an airport in Luganville on Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu.
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.
- Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa 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.