Nonstop flight route between Rotorua, New Zealand and Málaga, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand and Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,328 miles (or 19,840 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 Rotorua International Airport and Málaga 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 Rotorua International Airport and Málaga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between ROT and AGP makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Rotorua International Airport and Málaga Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between ROT and AGP are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Rotorua, New Zealand and Málaga, Spain by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between ROT and AGP!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROT / NZRO |
Airport Name: | Rotorua International Airport |
Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°6'33"S by 176°19'1"E |
Area Served: | Rotorua and inland Bay of Plenty |
Operator/Owner: | Rotorua International Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 936 feet (285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROT |
More Information: | ROT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGP / LEMG |
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Location: | Málaga, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°40'29"N by 4°29'57"W |
Area Served: | Costa del Sol |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGP |
More Information: | AGP Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):
- Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rotorua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 936 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotorua International 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.
- Rotorua has two runways.
- The closest airport to Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of ROT.
- Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.
- The airport is located around 9.17 kilometres northeast of Rotorua on Te Ngae Road.
- Qantas previously served Rotorua from Christchurch using Boeing 737 aircraft, but this service was withdrawn in 2009.
- The furthest airport from Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Rotorua International Airport (meaning Rotorua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):
- In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".
- The closest airport to Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
- On 10 September 2010, the suburban railway station at Málaga Airport was opened, providing access to catch a train to Málaga from Terminal 3.
- The furthest airport from Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.
- Málaga Airport is one of the oldest Spanish airports that has stayed in its original location.
- Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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.
- In 1995, the old passenger building was converted into a general aviation terminal, and a new hangar for large aircraft maintenance was built to the north of the airport site.
- The single runway was extended in the 1960s, and a new terminal was erected in the centre of the site.
- Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
- The terminal is due to be refurbished, and has received new check-in desks, along with a new baggage reclaim carousel.
- Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.