Nonstop flight route between Bettles, Alaska, United States and Thames, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bettles Airport (BTT), Bettles, Alaska, United States and Thames Aerodrome (TMZ), Thames, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,397 miles (or 11,904 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 Bettles Airport and Thames Aerodrome, 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 Bettles Airport and Thames Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTT / PABT |
Airport Name: | Bettles Airport |
Location: | Bettles, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°54'50"N by 151°31'45"W |
Area Served: | Bettles, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 647 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTT |
More Information: | BTT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMZ / NZTH |
Airport Name: | Thames Aerodrome |
Location: | Thames, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°9'35"S by 175°32'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Thames-Coromandel District Council |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMZ |
More Information: | TMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bettles Airport (BTT):
- Because of Bettles Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Bettles 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 Bettles Airport (BTT) is Prospect Creek Airport (PPC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of BTT.
- The furthest airport from Bettles Airport (BTT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,159 miles (16,349 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Bettles Airport (BTT) has 3 runways.
- Bettles Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Bettles, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
Facts about Thames Aerodrome (TMZ):
- The furthest airport from Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Thames Aerodrome (meaning Thames Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
- Because of Thames Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Thames Aerodrome 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 Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of TMZ.
- Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) has 2 runways.