Nonstop flight route between Peace River, Alberta, Canada and Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Peace River Airport (YPE), Peace River, Alberta, Canada and Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,425 miles (or 15,169 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 Peace River 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 Peace River Airport and Rottnest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Peace River Airport (YPE):

• The furthest airport from Peace River Airport (YPE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,144 miles (16,325 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The 5,000 ft long runway 04/22 would be able to accommodate a Boeing 737-600, 737-700 and 737-800 equipped with a short-field design package.
• Peace River Airport (YPE) currently has only 1 runway.
• A New Terminal building was opened September 8, 1984.
• Northern Air is based at the airport and provides scheduled service to Edmonton, in addition to charters and air ambulance.
• The closest airport to Peace River Airport (YPE) is Donnelly Airport (YOE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of YPE.

Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):

• On 12 November 2006 a light twin engine charter aircraft carrying the pilot and five passengers crashed on the edge of the salt lake adjoining the airport.
• Other services continued after Woods Airways departed and at various stages facilities were upgraded.
• 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.
• Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.