Nonstop flight route between Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia and Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rockhampton Airport (ROK), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia and Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,242 miles (or 6,826 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 Don Mueang 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 Rockhampton Airport and Don Mueang 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: | ROK / YBRK |
| Airport Name: | Rockhampton Airport |
| Location: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°22'54"S by 150°28'29"E |
| Area Served: | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROK |
| More Information: | ROK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMK / VTBD |
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| Location: | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°54'44"N by 100°36'24"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Thai Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DMK |
| More Information: | DMK Maps & Info |
Facts about Rockhampton Airport (ROK):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Efforts to locate a permanent aerodrome site in the city had been proceeding for a number of years in the 1920s.
- Rockhampton Airport handled 701,062 passengers last year.
- Rockhampton Airport closed on 1 January 2011 due to flooding affecting the runway.
- The closest airport to Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Gladstone Airport (GLT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of ROK.
Facts about Don Mueang International Airport (DMK):
- Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Don Mueang International Airport (meaning Don Mueang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,691 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Because of Don Mueang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Don Mueang International 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.
- In 1933, the airfield was the scene of heavy fighting between royalists and government forces during the Boworadet Rebellion.
- An RTAF golf course is located between the two runways.
- There are many BMTA buses routes around the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Don Mueang International Airport", another name for DMK is "ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง".
- Because of the 2011 Thailand floods that affected Bangkok and the rest of Thailand, the airport was closed as flood waters flowed on to the runways and affected the lighting.
- The closest airport to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of DMK.
- The head office of R Airlines is in Rooms 4326 and 4328 on the fourth floor of the International Terminal of Don Mueang International Airport.
