Nonstop flight route between Attu Island, Greenland and Tauranga, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Attu Heliport (QGQ), Attu Island, Greenland and Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,625 miles (or 15,490 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 Attu Heliport and Tauranga 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 Attu Heliport and Tauranga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QGQ / BGAT |
Airport Name: | Attu Heliport |
Location: | Attu Island, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°56'30"N by 53°37'59"W |
Area Served: | Attu, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from QGQ |
More Information: | QGQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRG / NZTG |
Airport Name: | Tauranga Airport |
Location: | Tauranga, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 176°11'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tauranga Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRG |
More Information: | TRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Attu Heliport (QGQ):
- The closest airport to Attu Heliport (QGQ) is Ikerasaarsuk Heliport (QRY), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of QGQ.
- The furthest airport from Attu Heliport (QGQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,537 miles (16,957 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Attu Heliport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Attu Heliport 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.
Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):
- The furthest airport from Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is nearly antipodal to Tauranga Airport (meaning Tauranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Granada Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Granada, Spain.
- A number of small charter and training operations are also based here along with maintenance providers, Tauranga Aero Club and Bayflight Aviation.
- Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
- Because of the intensive growth of the Tauranga region, the airport has now been hemmed in by residential and industrial development.
- Because of Tauranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tauranga 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.
- Tauranga Airport is located within a Control Zone which is controlled by Tauranga Tower.
- The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.