Nonstop flight route between Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Košice, Slovakia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Košice International Airport (KSC), Košice, Slovakia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,506 miles (or 8,861 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 Košice International 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 Košice International 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: | KSC / LZKZ |
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Location: | Košice, Slovakia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°39'47"N by 21°14'27"E |
Area Served: | Košice, Slovakia |
Operator/Owner: | Letisko Košice - Airport Košice, a.s. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSC |
More Information: | KSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS):
- Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) has 2 runways.
- Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport is eight miles east of Rock Springs, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Košice International Airport (KSC):
- Because of Košice International Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Košice International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Košice International Airport", another name for KSC is "Medzinárodné letisko Košice".
- Košice International Airport (KSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Košice International Airport (KSC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,530 miles (18,555 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Košice International Airport serves Košice, Slovakia and is the second largest international airport in Slovakia.
- The closest airport to Košice International Airport (KSC) is Miskolc Airport (MCQ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of KSC.