Nonstop flight route between Bourges, France and Queenstown, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bourges Airport (BOU), Bourges, France and Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,769 miles (or 18,940 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 Bourges Airport and Queenstown 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 Bourges Airport and Queenstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOU / LFLD |
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Location: | Bourges, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'38"N by 2°22'12"E |
Area Served: | Bourges, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI du Cher |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOU |
More Information: | BOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQN / NZQN |
Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport |
Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZQN |
More Information: | ZQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Bourges Airport (BOU):
- Because of Bourges Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourges 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.
- Bourges Airport (BOU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bourges Airport (BOU) is Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of BOU.
- The furthest airport from Bourges Airport (BOU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourges Airport (meaning Bourges Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,205 miles (19,642 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bourges Airport", another name for BOU is "Aéroport de Bourges".
Facts about Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- Queenstown has become one of New Zealand's leading airports for passenger numbers.
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
- On 22 June 2010, a late-running Pacific Blue flight to Sydney took off from Queenstown.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Queenstown Airport came seventh in PrivateFly.com's 2011 survey to find the world's best airport approaches.