Nonstop flight route between Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Arso, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and Arso Airport (ARJ), Arso, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,163 miles (or 3,481 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 relatively short distance between Rottnest Airport and Arso Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTS / YRTI |
Airport Name: | Rottnest Airport |
Location: | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'24"S by 115°32'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Rottnest Island Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTS |
More Information: | RTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARJ / WAJA |
Airport Name: | Arso Airport |
Location: | Arso, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'59"S by 128°55'0"E |
Elevation: | 150 feet (46 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ARJ |
More Information: | ARJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):
- Rottnest Airlines operated the service until 1999 when it was taken over by Frank Stynman who operates a four and six-seater daily service from Jandakot called Rottnest Air-Taxi.
- Because of Rottnest Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Rottnest 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 closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.
- Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rottnest Airport (RTS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Rottnest Airport (meaning Rottnest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- At one stage, the 32 km Perth to Rottnest flight was the world's shortest scheduled air route.
Facts about Arso Airport (ARJ):
- The furthest airport from Arso Airport (ARJ) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is nearly antipodal to Arso Airport (meaning Arso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- The closest airport to Arso Airport (ARJ) is Amahai Airport (AHI), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ARJ.
- Because of Arso Airport's relatively low elevation of 150 feet, planes can take off or land at Arso 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.