Nonstop flight route between Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States and Rockland, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States and Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), Rockland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,763 miles (or 2,837 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 relatively short distance between Sugar Land Regional Airport and Knox County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGR / KSGR |
| Airport Name: | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Location: | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'19"N by 95°39'24"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sugar Land |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SGR |
| More Information: | SGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKD / KRKD |
| Airport Name: | Knox County Regional Airport |
| Location: | Rockland, Maine, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°3'36"N by 69°5'57"W |
| Area Served: | Rockland, Maine |
| Operator/Owner: | Knox County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RKD |
| More Information: | RKD Maps & Info |
Facts about Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR):
- The City of Sugar Land purchased Hull Field on December 18, 1990 and renamed the airport "Sugar Land Municipal Airport." The City of Sugar Land opened an NFCT that it funds and operates.
- The closest airport to Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SGR.
- The furthest airport from Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,990 miles (17,687 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Donald Hull, an oral surgeon that established a dental program for the Texas Department of Corrections in the early 1950s.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located in Sugar Land, Texas, 17 miles southwest of the central business district of Houston.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport covers an area of 426 acres and contains one concrete paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 8,000 x 100 ft.
- Because of Sugar Land Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sugar Land Regional 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.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Knox County Regional Airport (RKD):
- Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) has 2 runways.
- Knox County Regional Airport covers an area of 538 acres at an elevation of 56 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of RKD.
- Because of Knox County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Knox County Regional 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.
- During the summer months, the airport is one of Maine's busiest, with significant private jet operations bringing visitors to the numerous summer colonies in the Penobscot Bay region.
- The furthest airport from Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,708 miles (18,842 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Owls Head Transportation Museum is also situated at the airport on an older third runway.
