Nonstop flight route between Sion, Switzerland and Rumjatar, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sion Airport (SIR), Sion, Switzerland and Rumjatar Airport (RUM), Rumjatar, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,388 miles (or 7,061 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 Sion Airport and Rumjatar 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 Sion Airport and Rumjatar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIR / LSGS |
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| Location: | Sion, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'10"N by 7°19'36"E |
| Area Served: | Sion, Switzerland |
| Elevation: | 1585 feet (483 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SIR |
| More Information: | SIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUM / VNRT |
| Airport Name: | Rumjatar Airport |
| Location: | Rumjatar, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°18'12"N by 86°33'2"E |
| Area Served: | Rumjatar, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4500 feet (1,372 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from RUM |
| More Information: | RUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Sion Airport (SIR):
- Sion Airport (SIR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sion Airport (SIR) is Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) S of SIR.
- The furthest airport from Sion Airport (SIR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sion Airport (meaning Sion Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sion Airport", other names for SIR include "Aéroport de Sion" and "LSGS /LSMS".
Facts about Rumjatar Airport (RUM):
- The furthest airport from Rumjatar Airport (RUM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Rumjatar Airport's high elevation of 4,500 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RUM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RUM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Rumjatar Airport (RUM) is Lamidanda Airport (LDN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of RUM.
