Nonstop flight route between Raton, New Mexico, United States and Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raton Municipal Airport (RTN), Raton, New Mexico, United States and Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS), Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,727 miles (or 4,389 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 Raton Municipal Airport and Terrance B. Lettsome 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 Raton Municipal Airport and Terrance B. Lettsome 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: | RTN / KRTN |
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Location: | Raton, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'30"N by 104°30'7"W |
Area Served: | Raton, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Raton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6352 feet (1,936 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTN |
More Information: | RTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIS / TUPJ |
Airport Name: | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport |
Location: | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'44"N by 64°32'35"W |
Area Served: | British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | BVIAA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EIS |
More Information: | EIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Raton Municipal Airport (RTN):
- Until around 1954 Continental Airlines stopped there, a DC-3 a day each way between Denver and Albuquerque, but Raton may not have seen an airliner since then.
- The furthest airport from Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,053 miles (17,788 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Raton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,352 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Raton Municipal Airport", another name for RTN is "Crews Field".
- The closest airport to Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Perry Stokes Airport (TAD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNE of RTN.
Facts about Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS):
- The furthest airport from Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (meaning Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport houses the BVI Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
- Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Terrance B. Lettsome 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 closest airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) is Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of EIS.