Nonstop flight route between Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand and Sand Point, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oamaru Airport (OAM), Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand and Sand Point Airport (SDP), Sand Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,125 miles (or 11,466 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 Oamaru Airport and Sand Point 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 Oamaru Airport and Sand Point Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDP / PASD |
Airport Name: | Sand Point Airport |
Location: | Sand Point, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°18'48"N by 160°31'17"W |
Area Served: | Sand Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDP |
More Information: | SDP Maps & Info |
Facts about Oamaru Airport (OAM):
- 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.
- 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.
- When scheduled services resumed in 2006 and the first BAe Jetstream 32EP arrived from Christchurch a crowd of approximately 500 people were present to view its landing.
- Oamaru Airport (OAM) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- On 10 December 1960 South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand commenced a Douglas DC-3 service linking Oamaru north to Timaru and Christchurch and south to Alexandra and Invercargill.
Facts about Sand Point Airport (SDP):
- The closest airport to Sand Point Airport (SDP) is Port Moller Airport (PML), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of SDP.
- The furthest airport from Sand Point Airport (SDP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,961 miles (17,641 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Sand Point Airport resides at elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
- Sand Point Airport (SDP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sand Point Airport is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Sand Point, a city in the Aleutians East Borough in the U.S.
- Because of Sand Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sand Point 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.