Nonstop flight route between Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu and Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norsup Airport (NUS), Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu and Rockhampton Airport (ROK), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,210 miles (or 1,947 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 Norsup Airport and Rockhampton Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUS / NVSP |
Airport Name: | Norsup Airport |
Location: | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°4'46"S by 167°24'2"E |
Area Served: | Lakatoro, Malakula, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from NUS |
More Information: | NUS 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 Norsup Airport (NUS):
- Because of Norsup Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Norsup 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 Norsup Airport (NUS) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Norsup Airport (meaning Norsup Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Norsup Airport (NUS) is Craig Cove Airport (CCV), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ESE of NUS.
Facts about Rockhampton Airport (ROK):
- Rockhampton Airport closed on 1 January 2011 due to flooding affecting the runway.
- The Rockhampton Airport was named the 2007 Australian Major Airport of the Year at the prestigious National Awards in recognition of Excellence in Australian Aviation, in Melbourne on 13 November 2007.
- The closest airport to Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Gladstone Airport (GLT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of ROK.
- Rockhampton Airport (ROK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rockhampton Airport handled 701,062 passengers last year.
- 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.