Nonstop flight route between Ratnagiri, India and Bethel, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratnagiri Airport (RTC), Ratnagiri, India and Bethel Airport (BET), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,263 miles (or 10,079 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 Ratnagiri Airport and Bethel 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 Ratnagiri Airport and Bethel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTC / VARG | 
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| Location: | Ratnagiri, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°0'48"N by 73°19'40"E | 
| Area Served: | Ratnagiri, Konkan division, Maharashtra, India | 
| Operator/Owner: | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 305 feet (93 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RTC | 
| More Information: | RTC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BET / PABE | 
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| Location: | Bethel, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°46'42"N by 161°50'13"W | 
| Area Served: | Bethel, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BET | 
| More Information: | BET Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ratnagiri Airport (RTC):
- In addition to being known as "Ratnagiri Airport", another name for RTC is "रत्नागिरी विमानतळ".
 - No scheduled commercial air service at this time.
 - Because of Ratnagiri Airport's relatively low elevation of 305 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratnagiri 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 Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) is Kolhapur Airport (KLH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of RTC.
 - Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,714 miles (18,851 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Bethel Airport (BET):
- In addition to being known as "Bethel Airport", other names for BET include "(former Bethel Air Base)" and "(former Todd Army Airfield)".
 - Bethel Airport (BET) has 3 runways.
 - Because of Bethel Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel 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.
 - Bethel Airport covers an area of 1,056 acres at an elevation of 126 feet above mean sea level.
 - The closest airport to Bethel Airport (BET) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of BET.
 - The furthest airport from Bethel Airport (BET) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
 
