Nonstop flight route between Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,476 miles (or 7,204 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 Júlio Belém 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 Júlio Belém 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: | PIN / SWPI |
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Location: | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°40'9"S by 56°46'15"W |
Area Served: | Parintins |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIN |
More Information: | PIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (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.
- 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.
- Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Júlio Belém Airport (PIN):
- Because of Júlio Belém Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Júlio Belém 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 Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Júlio Belém Airport (meaning Júlio Belém Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,296 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Júlio Belém Airport", another name for PIN is "Aeroporto Júlio Belém".
- Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Every June, during the Parintins Folklore Festival, its traffic is greatly increased by charter and extra flights.
- The closest airport to Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SW of PIN.