Nonstop flight route between Teterboro, New Jersey, United States and Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey, United States and Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,627 miles (or 18,711 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 Teterboro Airport and Rottnest 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 Teterboro Airport and Rottnest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEB / KTEB |
| Airport Name: | Teterboro Airport |
| Location: | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°51'0"N by 74°3'38"W |
| Area Served: | Teterboro, New Jersey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TEB |
| More Information: | TEB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Teterboro Airport (TEB):
- Teterboro Airport covers 830 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- Teterboro Airport can be reached from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on New Jersey Transit bus routes 161, 165 and 144.
- Teterboro Airport was one of the potential emergency landing possibilities briefly considered by Capt.
- The closest airport to Teterboro Airport (TEB) is West 30th Street Heliport (JRA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of TEB.
- Teterboro Airport (TEB) has 2 runways.
- The control tower was built on the east side of the airport by the FAA and went into operation on October 29, 1975.
- Because of Teterboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Teterboro 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 furthest airport from Teterboro Airport (TEB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Woods Airways VH-WAB, c.1953
- At one stage, the 32 km Perth to Rottnest flight was the world's shortest scheduled air route.
- The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- 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.
- MacRobertson Miller Airlines took over services after Wood's Airways using both DC-3 and Fokker F27 Friendship, until the route became uneconomical.
