Nonstop flight route between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Merauke, Papua, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), Rotterdam, Netherlands and Mopah Airport (MKQ), Merauke, Papua, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,547 miles (or 13,756 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 Mopah 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 Mopah 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: | MKQ / WAKK |
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Location: | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'13"S by 140°25'5"E |
Area Served: | Merauke |
Operator/Owner: | Rajawali Corpora |
Airport Type: | Public/Private |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKQ |
More Information: | MKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM):
- The name of the airport was changed from Zestienhoven to Rotterdam Airport and finally in 2010 to its current Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
- 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.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- After World War II, the Dutch government decided that a second national airport was needed in addition to Schiphol.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport handled 159,014 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The route with the longest continual service, to London Heathrow and operated by KLM Cityhopper, was suspended in 2008.
- 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.
Facts about Mopah Airport (MKQ):
- In addition to being known as "Mopah Airport", another name for MKQ is "Bandara Mopah".
- The furthest airport from Mopah Airport (MKQ) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,634 miles (18,724 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Because of Mopah Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Mopah 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.
- Mopah Airport (MKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mopah Airport (MKQ) is Bensbach Airport (BSP), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of MKQ.