Nonstop flight route between Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Ramagundam Airport (RMD), Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,464 miles (or 8,794 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 Mackay Airport and Ramagundam 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 Mackay Airport and Ramagundam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK |
Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RMD / VORG |
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Location: | Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°42'2"N by 79°23'30"E |
Area Served: | Ramagundam, Telangana, India |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RMD |
More Information: | RMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Mackay Airport had grass landing strips until 1940, when the Commonwealth Government extended the airport's boundaries and upgraded the runways to unsealed gravel for use during World War II.
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.
- In January 2010, Auckland International Airport Limited, announced plans to purchase almost 25 per cent of North Queensland Airports, operator of the airports at Cairns and Mackay, for about $167 million.
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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 Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Ramagundam Airport (RMD):
- Ramagundam Airport (RMD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ramagundam Airport", another name for RMD is "రామగుండము విమానాశ్రయం".
- The furthest airport from Ramagundam Airport (RMD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,627 miles (18,712 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Ramagundam Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Ramagundam 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 Ramagundam Airport (RMD) is Begumpet Airport (BPM), which is located 105 miles (170 kilometers) SW of RMD.