Nonstop flight route between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), Rotterdam, Netherlands and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,600 miles (or 5,794 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 Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International 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 Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTM / EHRD |
Airport Name: | Rotterdam The Hague Airport |
Location: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°57'24"N by 4°26'13"E |
Area Served: | Rotterdam and The Hague |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public/Military/State |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTM |
More Information: | RTM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIR / HADR |
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Location: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E |
Area Served: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIR |
More Information: | DIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM):
- The closest airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) N of RTM.
- The furthest airport from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,872 miles (19,107 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Construction of the airport began in August 1955 and the airport was officially opened in October 1956.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport handled 159,014 passengers last year.
- Most flights today are operated by regional turboprop aircraft such as the Fokker 50, Dash 8 and ATR aircraft and smaller mainline jets such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 series or the Embraer 190.
- Because of Rotterdam The Hague Airport's relatively low elevation of -14 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotterdam The Hague 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 Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):
- In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.