Nonstop flight route between Dalbandin, Pakistan and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dalbandin Airport (DBA), Dalbandin, Pakistan and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,519 miles (or 13,709 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 Dalbandin Airport and Kapiti Coast 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 Dalbandin Airport and Kapiti Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DBA / OPDB |
Airport Name: | Dalbandin Airport |
Location: | Dalbandin, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°52'30"N by 64°24'15"E |
Area Served: | Dalbandin, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2782 feet (848 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DBA |
More Information: | DBA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPQ / NZPP |
Airport Name: | Kapiti Coast Airport |
Location: | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'16"S by 174°59'21"E |
Airport Type: | Attended, Uncontrolled, Certificated Aerodrome |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPQ |
More Information: | PPQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Dalbandin Airport (DBA):
- The furthest airport from Dalbandin Airport (DBA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Dalbandin Airport (meaning Dalbandin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,042 miles (19,380 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Dalbandin Airport (DBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dalbandin Airport (DBA) is Panjgur Airport (PJG), which is located 134 miles (215 kilometers) S of DBA.
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Kapiti Coast Airport (meaning Kapiti Coast Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- Because of Kapiti Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapiti Coast 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 Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- Paraparaumu was judged unsuitable for international operations in the 1950s due to Kapiti Island to the near west and the Tararua Ranges barely a mile east infringing the take-off and landing flightpaths.
- As recently as 1992, alternate sites for a new airport for Wellington were investigated, including Paraparaumu, but a decision was made to upgrade Wellington Airport's existing site.
- In 1949 a Lockheed Lodestar from Whenuapai crashed into the Tararua Range.