Nonstop flight route between Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Concepción Airport (CEP), Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,991 miles (or 8,033 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 Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport and Concepción 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 Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport and Concepción Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKS / KRKS |
Airport Name: | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport |
Location: | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'39"N by 109°3'55"W |
Area Served: | Rock Springs, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Rock Springs & Sweetwater County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6765 feet (2,062 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKS |
More Information: | RKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEP / SLCP |
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Location: | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'36"S by 62°1'33"W |
Area Served: | Concepción |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1631 feet (497 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEP |
More Information: | CEP Maps & Info |
Facts about Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS):
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 25,541 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 19,458 in 2009 and 20,993 in 2010.
- Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,864 miles (17,484 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport's high elevation of 6,765 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RKS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RKS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM), which is located 79 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of RKS.
Facts about Concepción Airport (CEP):
- The closest airport to Concepción Airport (CEP) is Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) W of CEP.
- Concepción Airport (CEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Concepción Airport", other names for CEP include "Concepción Airport (Concepción)" and "Aeropuerto de Concepción".
- The furthest airport from Concepción Airport (CEP) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Concepción Airport (meaning Concepción Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,762 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.