Nonstop flight route between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), Rotterdam, Netherlands and Tapachula International Airport (TAP), Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,700 miles (or 9,174 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 Tapachula 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 Tapachula 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: | TAP / MMTP |
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Location: | Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°47'39"N by 92°22'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAP |
More Information: | TAP Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM):
- 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.
- 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.
- Construction of the airport began in August 1955 and the airport was officially opened in October 1956.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport handled 159,014 passengers last year.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Tapachula International Airport (TAP):
- The closest airport to Tapachula International Airport (TAP) is Coatepeque Airport (CTF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) ESE of TAP.
- Because of Tapachula International Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Tapachula International 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 furthest airport from Tapachula International Airport (TAP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Tapachula International Airport (TAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tapachula International Airport", another name for TAP is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tapachula".