Nonstop flight route between Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,362 miles (or 18,285 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 Karlovy Vary 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 Karlovy Vary 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: | KLV / LKKV |
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Location: | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°12'11"N by 12°54'53"E |
Area Served: | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
Operator/Owner: | Karlovy Vary Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1989 feet (606 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLV |
More Information: | KLV 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 Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV):
- Plans were announced in 2011 to build a new departure hall at the airport, at an estimated expense of 30 million crowns.
- In addition to being known as "Karlovy Vary Airport", another name for KLV is "Letiště Karlovy Vary".
- The closest airport to Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) is Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of KLV.
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,813 miles (19,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport mainly features flights to and from Russia.
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- The Kapiti Aero Club is based at the airport, along with other private fliers and charter businesses.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- 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.
- In early 2007, the airport was sold by its first private owners to property developer Noel Robinson for NZ$40 million.
- On 17 February 2008, above an adjacent hardware store, Placemakers, there was a triple-fatality mid-air collision between a Cessna 152 and a helicopter, both of which plummeted from approximately 1500 ft, the helicopter into the store and the plane into a nearby street.
- Originally government-owned, the Kapiti Coast Airport was the greater Wellington region's main airport until Wellington International Airport re-opened in 1959.
- 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.
- 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.