Nonstop flight route between Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico and Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ensenada Airport (ESE), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico and Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,409 miles (or 15,143 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 Ensenada 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 Ensenada 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: | ESE / MMES |
Airport Name: | Ensenada Airport |
Location: | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°47'43"N by 116°36'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESE |
More Information: | ESE 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 Ensenada Airport (ESE):
- The closest airport to Ensenada Airport (ESE) is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNW of ESE.
- Because of Ensenada Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Ensenada 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 Ensenada Airport (ESE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,605 miles (18,676 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Ensenada Airport (ESE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
- At one stage, the 32 km Perth to Rottnest flight was the world's shortest scheduled air route.
- 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 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 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.