Nonstop flight route between Rotorua, New Zealand and A Coruña, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand and A Coruña Airport (LCG), A Coruña, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,002 miles (or 19,315 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 A Coruña 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 A Coruña Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between ROT and LCG makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Rotorua International Airport and A Coruña 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 LCG are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Rotorua, New Zealand and A Coruña, 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 LCG!
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: | LCG / LECO |
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Location: | A Coruña, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°18'6"N by 8°22'37"W |
Area Served: | A Coruña, Galicia, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LCG |
More Information: | LCG Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):
- 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.
- Construction began in 2008.
- Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Qantas previously served Rotorua from Christchurch using Boeing 737 aircraft, but this service was withdrawn in 2009.
- Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.
Facts about A Coruña Airport (LCG):
- In addition to being known as "A Coruña Airport", another name for LCG is "Aeroporto da Coruña-Alvedro".
- Because of A Coruña Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at A Coruña 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.
- By 1994, yearly passenger numbers had surpassed 259,000.
- During 1964, Aviaco operated a Vigo-A Coruña-Santander-San Sebastián-Barcelona line served by Convair 440s.
- On 11 September 1953, the Council of Ministers of Spain ordered the urgent construction of an airport to serve the city of A Coruña.
- The furthest airport from A Coruña Airport (LCG) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is nearly antipodal to A Coruña Airport (meaning A Coruña Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ashburton Aerodrome), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Ashburton, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to A Coruña Airport (LCG) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of LCG.
- A Coruña Airport (LCG) currently has only 1 runway.