Nonstop flight route between Rourkela, India and Mareeba, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rourkela Airport (RRK), Rourkela, India and Mareeba Airfield (MRG), Mareeba, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,916 miles (or 7,911 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 Rourkela Airport and Mareeba Airfield, 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 Rourkela Airport and Mareeba Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRK / VERK |
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Location: | Rourkela, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'23"N by 84°48'56"E |
Area Served: | Rourkela, Odisha |
Operator/Owner: | Steel Authority of India Limited |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RRK |
More Information: | RRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRG / YMBA |
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Location: | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°4'9"S by 145°25'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tablelands Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1560 feet (475 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRG |
More Information: | MRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Rourkela Airport (RRK):
- Because of Rourkela Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Rourkela 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.
- Rourkela Airport is a private airport located near Chhend Colony, 6 kilometres west of the steel city of Rourkela in the state of Odisha.
- In addition to being known as "Rourkela Airport", other names for RRK include "राउरकेला हवाई अड्डे" and "Rā'urakēlā havā'ī aḍḍē".
- In 1961, this airport was taken by the Airports Authority of India.
- A three member survey team of AAI that made a spot assessment of the Rourkela airstrip in October 2007 to find out the feasibility of re-introduction of air connectivity to the city expressed satisfaction over the existing infrastructure.
- The closest airport to Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of RRK.
- Rourkela Airport (RRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airstrip was constructed by the Tata Iron and Steel Company in 1950s for the purpose of carrying officials of the company, who regularly visited the area to survey and supervise the transportation of dolomite and other minerals from the district of Sundargarh for their industry.
- The furthest airport from Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Mareeba Airfield (MRG):
- Today, the airfield hosts a museum with several World War II vintage airplanes on display in a flyable condition, and a major maintenance facility for Mission Aviation Fellowship.
- The furthest airport from Mareeba Airfield (MRG) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Mareeba Airfield (MRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mareeba Airfield", another name for MRG is "Mareeba Airport".
- The closest airport to Mareeba Airfield (MRG) is Cairns Airport (CNS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of MRG.