Nonstop flight route between Rurutu, French Polynesia and Nagoya, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rurutu Airport (RUR), Rurutu, French Polynesia and Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO), Nagoya, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,145 miles (or 9,890 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 Rurutu Airport and Chūbu Centrair 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 Rurutu Airport and Chūbu Centrair International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rurutu Airport (RUR):

• The closest airport to Rurutu Airport (RUR) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is located 356 miles (572 kilometers) NNE of RUR.
• The furthest airport from Rurutu Airport (RUR) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is nearly antipodal to Rurutu Airport (meaning Rurutu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sharq Al-Owainat Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,996 kilometers) away in Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt.
• Because of Rurutu Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Rurutu 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.
• Rurutu Airport (RUR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO):

• In addition to being known as "Chūbu Centrair International Airport", other names for NGO include "中部国際空港" and "Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō".
• Centrair features the 4th Floor Sky Town Shopping Center, accessible to the general public, with 61 shops and restaurants.
• Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chūbu region of Japan.
• Because of Chūbu Centrair International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Chūbu Centrair 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.
• Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) is Nagoya Airfield (NKM), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of NGO.
• Some 11,721,673 people used the airport in 2006, ranking 8th busiest in the nation.
• The furthest airport from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,886 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Chūbu Centrair International Airport is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, 35 km south of Nagoya in central Japan.
• The airport announced in March 2013 that it would open a second 30,000 m² terminal for low-cost airlines by summer 2014.
• Central Japan International Airport Station, the train station for Centrair is located on the Meitetsu Airport Line operated by Nagoya Railroad.
• In 2008, Jetstar withdrew from the airport, and Continental Airlines ended its Honolulu flights.
• When the airport opened on 17 February 2005, it took over almost all of the existing Nagoya Airport 's commercial flights, and relieved Tokyo and Kansai areas of cargo shipments.