Nonstop flight route between Panjgur, Pakistan and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Panjgur Airport (PJG), Panjgur, Pakistan and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,461 miles (or 13,617 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 Panjgur 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 Panjgur 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: | PJG / OPPG |
Airport Name: | Panjgur Airport |
Location: | Panjgur, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°57'16"N by 64°7'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3289 feet (1,002 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PJG |
More Information: | PJG 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 Panjgur Airport (PJG):
- The closest airport to Panjgur Airport (PJG) is Dalbandin Airport (DBA), which is located 134 miles (215 kilometers) N of PJG.
- The furthest airport from Panjgur Airport (PJG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Panjgur Airport (meaning Panjgur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,040 miles (19,376 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Panjgur Airport (PJG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- Interest in providing commercial flights at Paraparaumu reignited because the Kapiti coast is one of New Zealand's fastest growing regional centres.
- In early 2007, the airport was sold by its first private owners to property developer Noel Robinson for NZ$40 million.
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- Constructed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force in July 1939 using equipment from Whenuapai, Paraparaumu was made available as an "Emergency Airport" by the government.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1952 a DC-3 experienced engine failure when about to land on Runway 34, and ploughed into a house in Kohutuhutu Rd, Raumati Beach.