Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Queenstown, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Felts Field (SFF), Spokane, Washington, United States and Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,810 miles (or 12,570 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 Felts Field and Queenstown 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 Felts Field and Queenstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFF / KSFF |
Airport Name: | Felts Field |
Location: | Spokane, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°40'59"N by 117°19'21"W |
Area Served: | Spokane, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Spokane City-County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1957 feet (596 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFF |
More Information: | SFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQN / NZQN |
Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport |
Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZQN |
More Information: | ZQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Felts Field (SFF):
- Felts Field covers an area of 416 acres at an elevation of 1,957 feet above mean sea level.
- On November 29, 2003, an Ameriflight LLC cargo aircraft crashed on approach while attempting to land on runway 21R at Felts Field using ILS.
- The closest airport to Felts Field (SFF) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SFF.
- Felts Field (SFF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Felts Field (SFF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Today the airport is used primarily for general aviation activity.
Facts about Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- A regular scenic route between Queenstown and Milford Sound was first established by Southern Scenic Air Services Ltd in August 1951.
- Queenstown Airport came seventh in PrivateFly.com's 2011 survey to find the world's best airport approaches.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Queenstown Airport is located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, and serves the resort town of Queenstown.The airport is 8 km by road from the CBD.
- In another separate incident in June 2010 two airliners were found to have had a high potential to have breached the 1000 foot vertical separation required.