Nonstop flight route between Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Beatty, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(32°0'24"S by 115°32'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°51'39"N by 116°47'12"W)
Distance from RTS to BTY:
9,473.01 miles (15,245.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Beatty Airport (BTY), Beatty, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,473 miles (or 15,245 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 Rottnest Airport and Beatty 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 Rottnest Airport and Beatty Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTS / YRTI |
| Airport Name: | Rottnest Airport |
| Location: | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'24"S by 115°32'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Rottnest Island Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RTS |
| More Information: | RTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTY / KBTY |
| Airport Name: | Beatty Airport |
| Location: | Beatty, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'39"N by 116°47'12"W |
| Area Served: | Beatty, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Nye County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3170 feet (966 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTY |
| More Information: | BTY Maps & Info |
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- The airport opened in November 1930 and has been used regularly since then for private and small commercial operations, ferrying workers and holiday makers between Perth and the island.
- Woods Airways which was run by pioneer aviator Jimmy Woods, operated the Perth to Rottnest service from about 1948 with two war-surplus Royal Australian Air Force Avro Anson aircraft.
- Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.
- Rottnest Airlines operated the service until 1999 when it was taken over by Frank Stynman who operates a four and six-seater daily service from Jandakot called Rottnest Air-Taxi.
- Because of Rottnest Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Rottnest 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 Rottnest Airport (RTS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Rottnest Airport (meaning Rottnest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Beatty Airport (BTY):
- Beatty Airport (BTY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Beatty Airport (BTY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,266 miles (18,131 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Beatty Airport (BTY) is Yucca Airstrip (UCC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) E of BTY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.95 miles (33.72 km) ESE | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 25.46 miles (40.97 km) E | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 95.09 miles (153.03 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 116.40 miles (187.32 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 121.13 miles (194.94 km) NNW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 135.31 miles (217.76 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 159.88 miles (257.29 km) SSE | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 169.56 miles (272.88 km) SE | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 195.94 miles (315.33 km) N | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 227.30 miles (365.81 km) NNW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 241.38 miles (388.46 km) SSE | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 244.10 miles (392.83 km) N | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 265.67 miles (427.56 km) ENE | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 14 | 301.98 miles (485.99 km) NNE | Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 307.83 miles (495.41 km) NNW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,408.99 miles (19,970.29 km) NNE | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 2 | 11,757.72 miles (18,922.17 km) ENE | Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) | Hatteras, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 11,739.08 miles (18,892.17 km) ENE | Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 11,738.02 miles (18,890.46 km) ENE | First Flight Airport (FFA) | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 11,726.93 miles (18,872.61 km) NNE | Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 6 | 11,726.18 miles (18,871.41 km) ENE | Pine Island Airport (DUF) | Corolla, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 11,705.89 miles (18,838.76 km) ENE | Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 11,704.61 miles (18,836.70 km) NNE | Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 9 | 11,698.76 miles (18,827.28 km) ENE | Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 11,696.11 miles (18,823.02 km) NNE | Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 11 | 11,694.31 miles (18,820.11 km) NE | Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | |
| 12 | 11,691.74 miles (18,815.99 km) NE | Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 11,691.38 miles (18,815.41 km) NNE | Block Island State Airport (BID) | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 14 | 11,690.92 miles (18,814.66 km) NNE | Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 15 | 11,690.54 miles (18,814.05 km) ENE | Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) | Edenton, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.80 miles (67.28 km) E | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) ESE | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 64.13 miles (103.20 km) ESE | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) N | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 78.42 miles (126.20 km) SSW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 6 | 84.47 miles (135.94 km) N | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 93.79 miles (150.94 km) WNW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 8 | 99.18 miles (159.61 km) ESE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 101.37 miles (163.14 km) SW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 10 | 105.65 miles (170.03 km) ESE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 108.01 miles (173.83 km) ESE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 109.56 miles (176.32 km) S | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 13 | 110.49 miles (177.82 km) ESE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 14 | 124.36 miles (200.14 km) ESE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 15 | 124.57 miles (200.47 km) WNW | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,265.84 miles (18,130.57 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,255.02 miles (18,113.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,253.66 miles (18,110.97 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,240.23 miles (18,089.35 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,177.11 miles (17,987.78 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,059.37 miles (17,798.29 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,034.94 miles (17,758.97 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,999.28 miles (17,701.58 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,892.84 miles (17,530.28 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,880.82 miles (17,510.94 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,868.99 miles (17,491.89 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,866.24 miles (17,487.48 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,856.16 miles (17,471.25 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,845.21 miles (17,453.63 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,830.78 miles (17,430.41 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |