Nonstop flight route between Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Dundo, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Dundo Airport (DUE), Dundo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,222 miles (or 10,014 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 Dundo 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 Dundo 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: | DUE / FNDU |
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| Location: | Dundo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'2"S by 20°49'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2451 feet (747 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUE |
| More Information: | DUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Other services continued after Woods Airways departed and at various stages facilities were upgraded.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dundo Airport (DUE):
- The closest airport to Dundo Airport (DUE) is Nzagi Airport (NZA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of DUE.
- In addition to being known as "Dundo Airport", another name for DUE is "Dundo Airport (Dundo)".
- The furthest airport from Dundo Airport (DUE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Dundo Airport (meaning Dundo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,042 miles (19,380 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Dundo Airport (DUE) currently has only 1 runway.
