Nonstop flight route between Bromont, Quebec, Canada and Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM), Bromont, Quebec, Canada and Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,417 miles (or 18,374 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 Roland-Désourdy 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 Roland-Désourdy 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 Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM):

• A commercial aircraft maintenance facility also operates in ZBM.
• The closest airport to Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Saint-Jean Airport (YJN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of ZBM.
• In addition to being known as "Roland-Désourdy Airport", another name for ZBM is "Bromont (Roland Désourdy) Airport".
• The last decades of the 20th century saw a progressive decline of private pilot flights and a decreasing number of small aircraft.
• The Roland-Désourdy Airport cold front wave is very predictable.
• Because of Roland-Désourdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Roland-Désourdy 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 Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):

• Woods Airways VH-WAB, c.1953
• Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.
• Woods Airways and its owner were considered synonymous with the airport and in 1987 State Tourism Minister Pam Beggs opened the renamed and upgraded Jimmy Woods Air Terminal in recognition.
• 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.
• 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.
• Other services continued after Woods Airways departed and at various stages facilities were upgraded.
• Woods Airways which was run by pioneer aviator Jimmy Woods, operated the Perth to Rottnest service from about 1948 with two war-surplus Royal Australian Air Force Avro Anson aircraft.
• 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.