Nonstop flight route between Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia and Paris, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rockhampton Airport (ROK), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Paris, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,954 miles (or 16,020 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 Rockhampton Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle 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 Rockhampton Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Rockhampton Airport (ROK):

• During 2008, new changes that will be occurring at the airport include the installation of new air-conditioners and lighting, a second security screening point, a larger departures lounge and 280 new seats.
• The closest airport to Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Gladstone Airport (GLT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of ROK.
• Rockhampton Airport closed on 1 January 2011 due to flooding affecting the runway.
• During World War II, facilities at the airport were substantially upgraded.
• The furthest airport from Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Rockhampton Airport handled 701,062 passengers last year.
• Because of Rockhampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Rockhampton 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.
• Rockhampton Airport (ROK) has 2 runways.

Facts about Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG):

• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy Airport, is one of the world's principal aviation centres, as well as France's largest airport.
• After the last RER B of 23:50, the Noctilien night bus N143 and N140 departs every half-hour and hour respectively from terminal 1 door D12, terminal 2F door 2 and Roissypôle at Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1.
• Air France has moved all of its operations previously located at 2C to 2E.
• Before this accident, ADP had been planning for an initial public offering in 2005 with the new terminal as a major attraction for investors.
• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) has 4 runways.
• The Airport has three terminals.
• The furthest airport from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (meaning Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,074 miles (19,432 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport", other names for CDG include "Aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle" and "Roissy Airport".
• The closest airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of CDG.
• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport handled 62,052,917 passengers last year.
• A free automatic shuttle rail service at Charles de Gaulle Airport consisting in two lines CDGVAL and LISA based on the VAL system links the three airport terminals, RER and TGV stations and main car parks within 8 minutes.
• Because of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Charles de Gaulle 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.