Nonstop flight route between Greenville, North Carolina, United States and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV), Greenville, North Carolina, United States and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,607 miles (or 13,852 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 Pitt–Greenville 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 Pitt–Greenville 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: | PGV / KPGV |
Airport Name: | Pitt–Greenville Airport |
Location: | Greenville, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°38'7"N by 77°23'7"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Pitt–Greenville Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGV |
More Information: | PGV 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 Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV):
- The closest airport to Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of PGV.
- Because of Pitt–Greenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt–Greenville 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 Works Progress Administration constructed the Greenville Airport in 1940 on land that was jointly owned by the city of Greenville and Pitt County.
- The airport officially opened the renovated air terminal on February 24, 2011.
- Airport diagram showing the three runways
- The furthest airport from Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) has 3 runways.
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has recently approved the airport after identifying approach obstruction issues.
- The original runway dimensions were 1350 m x 45 m with an 85 m starter extension available on runway 16, nearly touching Kapiti Road, which runs past the aerodrome.
- 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.
- Paraparaumu was judged unsuitable for international operations in the 1950s due to Kapiti Island to the near west and the Tararua Ranges barely a mile east infringing the take-off and landing flightpaths.
- This re-development was spurred by interest from Air New Zealand to operate Q300 aircraft.
- 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.
- The Kapiti Aero Club is based at the airport, along with other private fliers and charter businesses.
- 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.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.