Nonstop flight route between Fox Glacier, New Zealand and Jerusalem, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL), Fox Glacier, New Zealand and Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,873 miles (or 15,889 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome and Atarot 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome and Atarot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGL / NZFH |
Airport Name: | Fox Glacier Aerodrome |
Location: | Fox Glacier, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'43"S by 170°1'11"E |
View all routes: | Routes from FGL |
More Information: | FGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRS / OJJR |
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Location: | Jerusalem, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°51'52"N by 35°13'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Israel Defense Forces |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2485 feet (757 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JRS |
More Information: | JRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL):
- The closest airport to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is Mount Cook Airport (MON), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of FGL.
- The furthest airport from Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (meaning Fox Glacier Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):
- In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
- Airport Atarot appeared in the film, World War Z, by director Marc Forster in 2013 as the main airport of Israel that is defended from a zombie epidemic.
- In the 1970s and early 1980s, Israel invested considerable resources in upgrading the airport and creating the infrastructure for a full-fledged international airport but the international aviation authorities bowed to Arab political pressure and would not allow international flights to land there.
- The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.
- Atarot Airport, is a small airport located between Jerusalem and Ramallah.