Nonstop flight route between Rodrigues Island, Mauritius and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
Departure Airport:
(19°45'27"S by 63°21'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W)
Distance from RRG to HGS:
5,549.47 miles (8,930.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), Rodrigues Island, Mauritius and Hastings Airport (HGS), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,549 miles (or 8,931 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 Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport and Hastings 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 Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport and Hastings Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRG / FIMR |
| Airport Name: | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport |
| Location: | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'27"S by 63°21'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RRG |
| More Information: | RRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGS / GFHA |
| Airport Name: | Hastings Airport |
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W |
| Area Served: | Freetown |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGS |
| More Information: | HGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG):
- Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- The closest airport to Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), which is located 371 miles (598 kilometers) W of RRG.
- Because of Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Gaëtan Duval 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.
Facts about Hastings Airport (HGS):
- Hastings Airport (HGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hastings Airport (HGS) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Hastings Airport (meaning Hastings Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,088 miles (19,454 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
- Because of Hastings Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Hastings 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 closest airport to Hastings Airport (HGS) is Lungi International Airport (FNA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of HGS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 371.32 miles (597.58 km) W | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius |     |
| 2 | 514.19 miles (827.50 km) W | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 3 | 524.60 miles (844.26 km) WSW | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 906.46 miles (1,458.80 km) W | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 919.69 miles (1,480.10 km) W | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 920.14 miles (1,480.82 km) WNW | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 975.80 miles (1,570.39 km) W | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 993.35 miles (1,598.63 km) WNW | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 1,037.56 miles (1,669.78 km) W | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 1,053.28 miles (1,695.08 km) W | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 11 | 1,054.17 miles (1,696.53 km) WNW | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 1,056.86 miles (1,700.84 km) W | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 1,064.35 miles (1,712.90 km) WNW | Arrachart Airport (DIE) | Antsiranana, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 1,072.94 miles (1,726.73 km) WNW | Ambanja Airport (IVA) | Ambanja, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 1,075.27 miles (1,730.48 km) WNW | Port Bergé Airport (WPB) | Port Bergé, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,950.19 miles (19,231.91 km) NW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 2 | 11,936.16 miles (19,209.34 km) NW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 3 | 11,934.00 miles (19,205.86 km) WNW | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 4 | 11,890.31 miles (19,135.55 km) NW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 5 | 11,842.17 miles (19,058.07 km) NNW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 6 | 11,804.80 miles (18,997.94 km) NW | Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 7 | 11,771.06 miles (18,943.64 km) NNW | Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL) | Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, México | |
| 8 | 11,764.58 miles (18,933.21 km) NNW | General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 9 | 11,756.60 miles (18,920.36 km) WNW | Culiacán International Airport (CUL) | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 10 | 11,755.93 miles (18,919.28 km) NW | Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN) | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 11 | 11,729.78 miles (18,877.20 km) WNW | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 12 | 11,702.24 miles (18,832.89 km) NNW | General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 13 | 11,696.05 miles (18,822.92 km) W | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 14 | 11,665.40 miles (18,773.60 km) W | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 15 | 11,656.53 miles (18,759.32 km) N | San Felipe International Airport (SFH) | San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.01 miles (25.77 km) NNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 2 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) SE | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 72.76 miles (117.09 km) SE | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 88.11 miles (141.81 km) NNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 5 | 98.52 miles (158.55 km) ESE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 138.04 miles (222.15 km) ESE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 138.46 miles (222.82 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 8 | 139.67 miles (224.78 km) NE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 143.03 miles (230.18 km) E | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 194.24 miles (312.59 km) NNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 11 | 196.80 miles (316.71 km) NE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 12 | 198.39 miles (319.27 km) E | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 13 | 211.24 miles (339.96 km) NNE | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 14 | 211.84 miles (340.92 km) ENE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 15 | 218.00 miles (350.84 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,088.13 miles (19,453.91 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,069.30 miles (19,423.60 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,068.16 miles (19,421.78 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,057.05 miles (19,403.90 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 12,031.52 miles (19,362.80 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,028.62 miles (19,358.14 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,013.29 miles (19,333.47 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,973.32 miles (19,269.14 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,966.04 miles (19,257.43 km) E | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,953.51 miles (19,237.25 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,947.95 miles (19,228.32 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,944.88 miles (19,223.38 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,940.27 miles (19,215.96 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,937.65 miles (19,211.74 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |