Nonstop flight route between Monrovia, Liberia and Surat, Gujarat, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia and Surat Airport (STV), Surat, Gujarat, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,621 miles (or 9,046 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field and Surat 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field and Surat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROB / GLRB |
| Airport Name: | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field |
| Location: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°14'2"N by 10°21'43"W |
| Area Served: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROB |
| More Information: | ROB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | STV / VASU |
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| Location: | Surat, Gujarat, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°7'3"N by 72°44'42"E |
| Area Served: | Surat |
| Airport Type: | Public, Domestic |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from STV |
| More Information: | STV Maps & Info |
Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):
- Because of Roberts International Airport Roberts Field's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberts International Airport Roberts Field 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.
- Presently, daily commercial traffic consists of only one or two arrivals.
- Roberts is the principal international airport in Liberia, and one of only two with paved runways in the nation.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1943 to the end of WW2 in 1945, Roberts Field Airport, as it was then known, served as an alternative base for a contingent of 26 Squadron SAAF which flew Vickers Wellington Bombers on anti submarine and convoy escort patrols over the Atlantic.
- The closest airport to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of ROB.
- Roberts International Airport, informally known as Robertsfield, is an international airport in the West African nation of Liberia.
- The furthest airport from Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (meaning Roberts International Airport Roberts Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
- However, just one week prior to the inaugural flight, Delta announced that its planned launch would be suspended indefinitely.
Facts about Surat Airport (STV):
- Until 2007, Surat was the only city in the world with a population of over 4.6 million people without a functioning airport.
- Surat airport's new terminal building is capable of handling 240 passengers per hour.
- The closest airport to Surat Airport (STV) is Daman Airport (NMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) S of STV.
- Because of Surat Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Surat 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 Surat Airport (STV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Surat Airport", another name for STV is "સુરત એરપોર્ટ".
