Nonstop flight route between Rupsi, Meghalaya, India and Nouakchott, Mauritania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rupsi Airport (RUP), Rupsi, Meghalaya, India and Nouakchott International Airport (NKC), Nouakchott, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,600 miles (or 10,622 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 Rupsi Airport and Nouakchott 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 Rupsi Airport and Nouakchott 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: | RUP / VERU |
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Location: | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°8'27"N by 89°54'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from RUP |
More Information: | RUP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKC / GQNN |
Airport Name: | Nouakchott International Airport |
Location: | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°5'52"N by 15°56'52"W |
Area Served: | Nouakchott |
Operator/Owner: | Government\ASECNA"African air traffic management organisation" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NKC |
More Information: | NKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Rupsi Airport (RUP):
- Because of Rupsi Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Rupsi 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 Rupsi Airport (RUP) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of RUP.
- In addition to being known as "Rupsi Airport", another name for RUP is "रपीसी हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Rupsi Airport (RUP) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,257 miles (18,116 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
Facts about Nouakchott International Airport (NKC):
- The furthest airport from Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) is Île des Pins Airport (BMY), which is nearly antipodal to Nouakchott International Airport (meaning Nouakchott International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Île des Pins Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia.
- The closest airport to Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) is Boutilimit Airport (OTL), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ESE of NKC.
- Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nouakchott International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouakchott 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.
- Nouakchott International Airport handled 209,932 passengers last year.