Nonstop flight route between Windarling, Australia and Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Windarling Airport (WRN), Windarling, Australia and Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 266 miles (or 428 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 Windarling Airport and Rottnest Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRN / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Windarling, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°1'54"S by 119°23'24"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cliffs Natural Resources Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1502 feet (458 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRN |
| More Information: | WRN 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 Windarling Airport (WRN):
- In addition to being known as "Windarling Airport", another name for WRN is "YWDG".
- The furthest airport from Windarling Airport (WRN) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Windarling Airport (meaning Windarling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Windarling Airport (WRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Windarling Airport (WRN) is Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) ESE of WRN.
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- 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.
- Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.
- Woods Airways VH-WAB, c.1953
- At one stage, the 32 km Perth to Rottnest flight was the world's shortest scheduled air route.
- Rottnest Airlines operated the service until 1999 when it was taken over by Frank Stynman who operates a four and six-seater daily service from Jandakot called Rottnest Air-Taxi.
- The airport opened in November 1930 and has been used regularly since then for private and small commercial operations, ferrying workers and holiday makers between Perth and the island.
