Nonstop flight route between Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rongelap Airport (RNP), Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Skellefteå Airport (SFT), Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,907 miles (or 11,115 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 Rongelap Airport and Skellefteå 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 Rongelap Airport and Skellefteå Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNP / |
| Airport Name: | Rongelap Airport |
| Location: | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°9'25"N by 166°53'15"E |
| Area Served: | Rongelap, Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNP |
| More Information: | RNP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFT / ESNS |
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| Location: | Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°37'28"N by 21°4'36"E |
| Area Served: | Skellefteå, Sweden |
| Operator/Owner: | Skellefteå Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SFT |
| More Information: | SFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Rongelap Airport (RNP):
- The furthest airport from Rongelap Airport (RNP) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Rongelap Airport (meaning Rongelap Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Rongelap Airport (RNP) is Wotho Airport (WTO), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of RNP.
- Rongelap Airport (RNP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Skellefteå Airport (SFT):
- The closest airport to Skellefteå Airport (SFT) is Umeå Airport (UME), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of SFT.
- In addition to being known as "Skellefteå Airport", another name for SFT is "Skellefteå flygplats".
- Skellefteå Airport (SFT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Skellefteå Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Skellefteå 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 Skellefteå Airport (SFT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,846 miles (17,455 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
