Nonstop flight route between Koror, Palau and Windhoek, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), Koror, Palau and Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,162 miles (or 13,136 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 Roman Tmetuchl International Airport and Eros 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 Roman Tmetuchl International Airport and Eros Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROR / PTRO |
Airport Name: | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport |
Location: | Koror, Palau |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°22'1"N by 134°32'39"E |
Operator/Owner: | Republic of Palau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 176 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROR |
More Information: | ROR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERS / FYWE |
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Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Facts about Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR):
- Because of Roman Tmetuchl International Airport's relatively low elevation of 176 feet, planes can take off or land at Roman Tmetuchl 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.
- A resolution adopted by the Senate of Palau in May 2006 renamed Palau International Airport as the Roman Tmetuchl International Airport, in honor of late local politician and businessman Roman Tmetuchl.
- The closest airport to Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 283 miles (456 kilometers) ENE of ROR.
- Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) is Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP), which is nearly antipodal to Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (meaning Roman Tmetuchl International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.
Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
- Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 5,575 feet above mean sea level.
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".