Nonstop flight route between Tame, Arauca, Colombia and Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME), Tame, Arauca, Colombia and Rockhampton Airport (ROK), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,400 miles (or 15,127 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 Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport and Rockhampton 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 Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport and Rockhampton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TME / SKTM |
| Airport Name: | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport |
| Location: | Tame, Arauca, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°27'3"N by 71°45'34"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1050 feet (320 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TME |
| More Information: | TME Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROK / YBRK |
| Airport Name: | Rockhampton Airport |
| Location: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°22'54"S by 150°28'29"E |
| Area Served: | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROK |
| More Information: | ROK Maps & Info |
Facts about Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME):
- The furthest airport from Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) is Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), which is nearly antipodal to Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (meaning Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Cirebon, Java, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) is Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of TME.
- Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rockhampton Airport (ROK):
- Rockhampton Airport (ROK) has 2 runways.
- In 1929, the lease to a former racecourse, Connor Park, was acquired by a number of aspiring aviators, and they set about making it suitable for aircraft.
- The closest airport to Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Gladstone Airport (GLT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of ROK.
- Rockhampton Airport handled 701,062 passengers last year.
- The terminal is also serviced by bus and taxi, with regular connections to Rockhampton City and the Capricorn Coast provided by Youngs Bus Service and other local operators.
- The furthest airport from Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Because of Rockhampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Rockhampton 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 2008, new changes that will be occurring at the airport include the installation of new air-conditioners and lighting, a second security screening point, a larger departures lounge and 280 new seats.
