Nonstop flight route between Rockwood, Tennessee, United States and Santiago, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), Rockwood, Tennessee, United States and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), Santiago, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,873 miles (or 7,842 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 Rockwood Municipal Airport and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez 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 Rockwood Municipal Airport and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez 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: | RKW / KRKW |
Airport Name: | Rockwood Municipal Airport |
Location: | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'19"N by 84°41'22"W |
Area Served: | Rockwood, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Rockwood |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1664 feet (507 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKW |
More Information: | RKW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCL / SCEL |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Santiago, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°23'34"S by 70°47'8"W |
Area Served: | Santiago |
Operator/Owner: | SCL Aeropuerto de Santiago |
Airport Type: | Public and Military |
Elevation: | 1555 feet (474 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCL |
More Information: | SCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW):
- The closest airport to Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is McMinn County Airport (MMI), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) S of RKW.
- Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL):
- Santiago Airport has 21 well-known restaurants, coffee shops, and bars, located in the public area and in the national and international departing lounges.
- For this reason, and with the repairs needed after the 2010 Chile Earthquake, the Ministry of Public Works announced in 2012 that it will call for proposals for the expansion and administration of the airport, 2 years prior to the end of the contract with the current operator.
- In 2011, IATA recognized the DGAC and SCL with the Exceptional Recognition Award to the cooperative efforts of SCL and DGAC Chile that facilitated a quick recovery from the devastation that followed the Chilean earthquake on 27 February 2010.
- The furthest airport from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) is Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (meaning Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ankang Wulipu Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport", other names for SCL include "Pudahuel Airport" and "Santiago International Airport".
- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of SCL.