Nonstop flight route between Rome, Georgia, United States and Sármellék, Hungary:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG), Rome, Georgia, United States and Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB), Sármellék, Hungary would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,055 miles (or 8,135 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 Richard B. Russell Airport and Hévíz-Balaton 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 Richard B. Russell Airport and Hévíz-Balaton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG):

• The airport covers an area of 985 acres at an elevation of 644 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG) is Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of RMG.
• This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
• Because of Richard B. Russell Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard B. Russell 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.
• Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB):

• Because of Hévíz-Balaton Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Hévíz-Balaton 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 furthest airport from Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,746 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Due to financial problems, the airport closed over the winter period 2008–09, but closed indefinitely on 10 October 2009.
• Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) W of SOB.
• In 2012 the airport has also got a new name, since April it is known as Hévíz-Balaton Airport.
• Sármellék International Airport had operated as a public airport since 1991 and became the second international airport of the country on 15 May 2002 after Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Hévíz-Balaton Airport", another name for SOB is "Hévíz-Balaton Repülőtér".
• Its importance is due to the proximity of Lake Balaton, Hungary's most important holiday resort and the thermal spas of Hévíz and Zalakaros.