Nonstop flight route between Hokitika, New Zealand and Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hokitika Airport (HKK), Hokitika, New Zealand and Whitecourt Airport (YZU), Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,959 miles (or 12,808 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 Hokitika Airport and Whitecourt 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 Hokitika Airport and Whitecourt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKK / NZHK |
Airport Name: | Hokitika Airport |
Location: | Hokitika, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'48"S by 170°59'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hokitika Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKK |
More Information: | HKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZU / CYZU |
Airport Name: | Whitecourt Airport |
Location: | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°8'38"N by 115°47'12"W |
Area Served: | Whitecourt |
Operator/Owner: | Woodlands County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2567 feet (782 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZU |
More Information: | YZU Maps & Info |
Facts about Hokitika Airport (HKK):
- Hokitika Airport (HKK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hokitika Airport (meaning Hokitika Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago de Compostela Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- NAC inaugurated its Christchurch-Hokitika Friendship service on 20 December 1968.
- Because of Hokitika Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Hokitika 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 Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNE of HKK.
Facts about Whitecourt Airport (YZU):
- Fuel sales of AVGAS or Jet Fuel are available during working hours with call out service available.
- The furthest airport from Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Whitecourt Airport (YZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is open 24 hours a day with the Nav Canada Flight Services office open from 6 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week.
- The closest airport to Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Edson Airport (YET), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SW of YZU.