Nonstop flight route between Rourkela, India and Sumbawanga, Tanzania:
Departure Airport:
(22°15'23"N by 84°48'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°56'56"S by 31°36'37"E)
Distance from RRK to SUT:
4,161.03 miles (6,696.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rourkela Airport (RRK), Rourkela, India and Sumbawanga Airport (SUT), Sumbawanga, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,161 miles (or 6,697 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 Rourkela Airport and Sumbawanga 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 Rourkela Airport and Sumbawanga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRK / VERK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rourkela, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'23"N by 84°48'56"E |
| Area Served: | Rourkela, Odisha |
| Operator/Owner: | Steel Authority of India Limited |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RRK |
| More Information: | RRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUT / HTSU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sumbawanga, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°56'56"S by 31°36'37"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5920 feet (1,804 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUT |
| More Information: | SUT Maps & Info |
Facts about Rourkela Airport (RRK):
- The closest airport to Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of RRK.
- In addition to being known as "Rourkela Airport", other names for RRK include "राउरकेला हवाई अड्डे" and "Rā'urakēlā havā'ī aḍḍē".
- Rourkela Airport (RRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rourkela Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Rourkela 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 airstrip was constructed by the Tata Iron and Steel Company in 1950s for the purpose of carrying officials of the company, who regularly visited the area to survey and supervise the transportation of dolomite and other minerals from the district of Sundargarh for their industry.
- The furthest airport from Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Sumbawanga Airport (SUT):
- The furthest airport from Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSW of SUT.
- Sumbawanga Airport handled 806 passengers last year.
- Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sumbawanga Airport", another name for SUT is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Sumbawanga (Swahili)".
- Because of Sumbawanga Airport's high elevation of 5,920 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SUT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SUT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 79.87 miles (128.54 km) NNE | Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) | Ranchi, India |     |
| 2 | 94.49 miles (152.07 km) ENE | Sonari Airport (IXW) | Jamshedpur, India | |
| 3 | 149.50 miles (240.59 km) NE | Dhanbad Airport (DBD) | Dhanbad, India | |
| 4 | 153.25 miles (246.64 km) SSE | Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 5 | 172.12 miles (277.00 km) N | Gaya Airport (GAY) | Gaya, India | |
| 6 | 174.11 miles (280.20 km) W | Bilaspur Airport (PAB) | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India | |
| 7 | 211.03 miles (339.62 km) WSW | Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) | Raipur, India | |
| 8 | 231.24 miles (372.14 km) N | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 9 | 233.47 miles (375.73 km) E | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India | |
| 10 | 253.05 miles (407.24 km) NNW | Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 11 | 268.73 miles (432.48 km) N | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 12 | 283.89 miles (456.88 km) SW | Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) | Jagdalpur, India | |
| 13 | 284.22 miles (457.40 km) ENE | Jessore Airport (JSR) | Jessore, Bangladesh | |
| 14 | 284.27 miles (457.49 km) ENE | Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) | Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
| 15 | 288.40 miles (464.14 km) NE | Malda Airport (LDA) | Malda, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,481.77 miles (18,478.07 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,060.73 miles (17,800.47 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,052.06 miles (17,786.52 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,018.66 miles (17,732.77 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,008.23 miles (17,715.99 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,987.41 miles (17,682.47 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,968.99 miles (17,652.84 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,957.21 miles (17,633.87 km) SW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,949.53 miles (17,621.52 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.93 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.93 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 10,916.79 miles (17,568.83 km) WSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,915.17 miles (17,566.22 km) SSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 10,911.48 miles (17,560.28 km) SW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,908.34 miles (17,555.22 km) SW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.63 miles (105.61 km) SSW | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| 2 | 76.10 miles (122.47 km) WSW | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 3 | 143.21 miles (230.48 km) ESE | Mbeya Airport (MBI) | Mbeya, Tanzania | |
| 4 | 160.03 miles (257.54 km) SSW | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 5 | 208.44 miles (335.45 km) SE | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi | |
| 6 | 216.17 miles (347.89 km) NW | Kalemie Airport (FMI) | Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 234.09 miles (376.74 km) SE | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 8 | 250.11 miles (402.50 km) NNW | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 9 | 284.16 miles (457.31 km) E | Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) | Iringa, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 288.53 miles (464.35 km) SW | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 11 | 291.69 miles (469.42 km) SE | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 12 | 311.87 miles (501.91 km) ENE | Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) | Dodoma, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 333.02 miles (535.94 km) NNW | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 14 | 356.28 miles (573.37 km) NNW | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 15 | 362.86 miles (583.96 km) WNW | Kongolo Airport (KOO) | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.34 miles (18,821.78 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,509.32 miles (18,522.41 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,479.98 miles (18,475.20 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,474.38 miles (18,466.18 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,472.15 miles (18,462.59 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,450.10 miles (18,427.10 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,413.58 miles (18,368.33 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,393.46 miles (18,335.95 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,381.65 miles (18,316.94 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,381.30 miles (18,316.39 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,356.37 miles (18,276.27 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,355.37 miles (18,274.65 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,315.56 miles (18,210.58 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,315.56 miles (18,210.58 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,310.58 miles (18,202.57 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |