Nonstop flight route between Richmond, Virginia, United States and Koro Island, Fiji:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Richmond International Airport (RIC), Richmond, Virginia, United States and Koro Airport (KXF), Koro Island, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,656 miles (or 12,321 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 Richmond International Airport and Koro 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 Richmond International Airport and Koro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Richmond International Airport (RIC):

• In November 2012, RIC served 262,146 passengers.
• A terminal building designed by Marcellus Wright and Son was completed in 1950.
• The airport was dedicated as Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field in 1927 in honor of aviator Richard E.
• Richmond International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport, in Sandston, Virginia, an unincorporated community.
• To help accommodate the current and proposed increase in passengers and air service, RIC has embarked on a major expansion program.
• Richmond International Airport (RIC) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Richmond International Airport (RIC) is A.P. Hill Army Airfield (APH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of RIC.
• Richmond International Airport handled 3,311,747 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Richmond International Airport (RIC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,698 miles (18,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Richmond International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Richmond 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.

Facts about Koro Airport (KXF):

• The furthest airport from Koro Airport (KXF) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Koro Airport (meaning Koro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
• Because of Koro Airport's relatively low elevation of 358 feet, planes can take off or land at Koro 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 closest airport to Koro Airport (KXF) is Levuka Airfield (LEV), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WSW of KXF.