Nonstop flight route between Rodrigues Island, Mauritius and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Gaテォtan Duval Airport (RRG), Rodrigues Island, Mauritius and Sumter Airport (SUM), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,011 miles (or 16,111 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 Gaテォtan Duval Airport and Sumter 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 Gaテォtan Duval Airport and Sumter 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 Gaテォtan Duval Airport |
Location: | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius |
GPS Coordinates: | 19ツー45'27"S by 63ツー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: | SUM / KSMS |
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Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33ツー59'41"N by 80ツー21'41"W |
Area Served: | Sumter, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City & County of Sumter |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 182 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUM |
More Information: | SUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Sir Gaテォtan Duval Airport (RRG):
- Because of Sir Gaテォtan Duval Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Gaテォtan 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.
- Sir Gaテォtan Duval Airport (RRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sir Gaテォtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Ciudad Constituciテウn Airport (CUA), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Ciudad Constituciテウn, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- The closest airport to Sir Gaテォtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), which is located 371 miles (598 kilometers) W of RRG.
Facts about Sumter Airport (SUM):
- The furthest airport from Sumter Airport (SUM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Sumter Airport", another name for SUM is "SMS".
- The closest airport to Sumter Airport (SUM) is Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WSW of SUM.
- Sumter Airport (SUM) has 2 runways.
- Sumter Airport covers an area of 429 acres at an elevation of 182 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Sumter Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Sumter 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.