Nonstop flight route between Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Carrillo, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roskilde Airport (RKE), Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK), Carrillo, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,951 miles (or 9,577 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 Roskilde Airport and Playa Sámara/Carrillo 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 Roskilde Airport and Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKE / EKRK |
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| Location: | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°35'8"N by 12°7'53"E |
| Area Served: | Copenhagen |
| Operator/Owner: | Copenhagen Airports A/S |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RKE |
| More Information: | RKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIK / MRCR |
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| Location: | Carrillo, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°52'1"N by 85°28'58"W |
| Area Served: | Carrillo, Costa Rica |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) |
| Airport Type: | Public / Private |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIK |
| More Information: | RIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Roskilde Airport (RKE):
- Roskilde Airport (RKE) has 2 runways.
- Roskilde Airport is planning an expansion of the runways and airport facilities to receive regular flights of low-cost international and charter operators, including aircraft types of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320-family sizes.
- The furthest airport from Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Roskilde Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Roskilde 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.
- In addition to being known as "Roskilde Airport", other names for RKE include "Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde" and "Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde".
- The closest airport to Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of RKE.
Facts about Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK):
- In addition to being known as "Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport", another name for RIK is "RIK[1]".
- Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Playa Sámara/Carrillo 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 Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) is Punta Islita Airport (PBP), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of RIK.
- The furthest airport from Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (meaning Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,212 miles (19,654 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
