Nonstop flight route between Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia and Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°58'11"S by 171°4'54"E)
Distance from KTA to OAM:
3,489.43 miles (5,615.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia and Oamaru Airport (OAM), Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,489 miles (or 5,616 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 Karratha Airport and Oamaru 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 Karratha Airport and Oamaru Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTA / YPKA |
| Airport Name: | Karratha Airport |
| Location: | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Roebourne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTA |
| More Information: | KTA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAM / NZOU |
| Airport Name: | Oamaru Airport |
| Location: | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°58'11"S by 171°4'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Waitaki District Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 99 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OAM |
| More Information: | OAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Karratha Airport (KTA):
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.
- Because of Karratha Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Karratha 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.
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Karratha Airport (KTA) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Karratha Airport (meaning Karratha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
Facts about Oamaru Airport (OAM):
- The North Otago Aero Club has been operating from the Oamaru Airport since 1956, and offers charter flights to Dunedin, Christchurch and Queenstown International Airports.
- The closest airport to Oamaru Airport (OAM) is Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of OAM.
- Because of Oamaru Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Oamaru 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.
- A new sealed runway at the Oamaru Airport was passed as fully operational in March 1975.
- Regular scheduled services were withdrawn in 1989.
- The furthest airport from Oamaru Airport (OAM) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Oamaru Airport (meaning Oamaru Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,825 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Oamaru Airport (OAM) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.04 miles (143.30 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 98.07 miles (157.83 km) SE | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 122.10 miles (196.49 km) E | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 124.12 miles (199.76 km) SSE | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 157.14 miles (252.89 km) SSE | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 180.97 miles (291.25 km) SSE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 202.18 miles (325.37 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 202.96 miles (326.63 km) SE | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 204.85 miles (329.68 km) SE | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 269.38 miles (433.52 km) SE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 349.19 miles (561.97 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 403.55 miles (649.45 km) ENE | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 411.40 miles (662.09 km) SSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 422.78 miles (680.39 km) SSE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 470.87 miles (757.79 km) S | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,263.19 miles (19,735.64 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 2 | 12,261.75 miles (19,733.32 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 12,258.28 miles (19,727.74 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 12,255.98 miles (19,724.04 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 6 | 12,241.20 miles (19,700.25 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 7 | 12,238.42 miles (19,695.78 km) NE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.72 km) NE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 12,224.91 miles (19,674.04 km) N | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 10 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 12,214.02 miles (19,656.51 km) N | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 12 | 12,210.38 miles (19,650.65 km) NNE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 12,207.14 miles (19,645.44 km) NE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 12,205.45 miles (19,642.72 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 15 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) NE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.64 miles (75.06 km) N | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 78.84 miles (126.87 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 81.71 miles (131.49 km) NNE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 84.99 miles (136.77 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 87.23 miles (140.39 km) NNW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) W | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 95.36 miles (153.46 km) NNW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 114.51 miles (184.28 km) W | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 116.70 miles (187.81 km) NNW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 124.98 miles (201.14 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 155.98 miles (251.02 km) N | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 156.13 miles (251.26 km) W | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 166.68 miles (268.25 km) SW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 173.39 miles (279.05 km) N | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 195.63 miles (314.84 km) SW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.47 miles (19,824.60 km) NNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,291.36 miles (19,780.97 km) N | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,264.19 miles (19,737.26 km) WNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,246.87 miles (19,709.37 km) N | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,205.41 miles (19,642.65 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,201.84 miles (19,636.91 km) N | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,194.78 miles (19,625.55 km) NNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,178.49 miles (19,599.33 km) N | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,174.62 miles (19,593.10 km) NNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,162.73 miles (19,573.98 km) WNW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,132.55 miles (19,525.41 km) NW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,129.97 miles (19,521.25 km) NW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 13 | 12,117.45 miles (19,501.09 km) WNW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,116.15 miles (19,499.01 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,115.81 miles (19,498.45 km) NW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |