Nonstop flight route between Reed City, Michigan, United States and Portland, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nartron Field (RCT), Reed City, Michigan, United States and Portland Airport (PTJ), Portland, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,994 miles (or 16,084 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 Nartron Field and Portland 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 Nartron Field and Portland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCT / KRCT |
Airport Name: | Nartron Field |
Location: | Reed City, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°53'59"N by 85°31'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Norman Rautiola |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1055 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RCT |
More Information: | RCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTJ / YPOD |
Airport Name: | Portland Airport |
Location: | Portland, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'5"S by 141°28'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Glenelg Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 265 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTJ |
More Information: | PTJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Nartron Field (RCT):
- The closest airport to Nartron Field (RCT) is Roben-Hood Airport (WBR), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of RCT.
- The airport is accessible by road from Old US Highway 131, just north of the intersection with US 10.
- An abandoned terminal building, including a defunct control tower, sits on the southeast corner of the airport.
- An abandoned runway intersects runway 17/35.
- Nartron Field (RCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nartron Field (RCT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,137 miles (17,924 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Portland Airport (PTJ):
- The closest airport to Portland Airport (PTJ) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of PTJ.
- The furthest airport from Portland Airport (PTJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Portland Airport (meaning Portland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,363 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Portland Airport (PTJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Portland Airport's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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.