Nonstop flight route between Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Ngoma, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Ngoma Airport (ZGM), Ngoma, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,238 miles (or 14,868 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 Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport and Ngoma 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 Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport and Ngoma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKS / KRKS |
Airport Name: | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport |
Location: | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'39"N by 109°3'55"W |
Area Served: | Rock Springs, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Rock Springs & Sweetwater County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6765 feet (2,062 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKS |
More Information: | RKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZGM / FLNA |
Airport Name: | Ngoma Airport |
Location: | Ngoma, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°57'56"S by 25°55'59"E |
Area Served: | Ngoma, Zambia |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 3400 feet (1,036 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGM |
More Information: | ZGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS):
- Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport's high elevation of 6,765 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RKS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RKS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,864 miles (17,484 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM), which is located 79 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of RKS.
Facts about Ngoma Airport (ZGM):
- The closest airport to Ngoma Airport (ZGM) is Kaoma Airport (KMZ), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) NW of ZGM.
- The furthest airport from Ngoma Airport (ZGM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Ngoma Airport (meaning Ngoma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Ngoma Airport (ZGM) currently has only 1 runway.