Nonstop flight route between Stewart Island, New Zealand and Faro, Yukon, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), Stewart Island, New Zealand and Faro Airport (ZFA), Faro, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,198 miles (or 13,194 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 Ryan's Creek Aerodrome and Faro 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 Ryan's Creek Aerodrome and Faro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZS / NZRC |
Airport Name: | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome |
Location: | Stewart Island, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'58"S by 168°6'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | South East Air |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 288 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZS |
More Information: | SZS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZFA / CZFA |
Airport Name: | Faro Airport |
Location: | Faro, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°12'24"N by 133°22'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2350 feet (716 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZFA |
More Information: | ZFA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS):
- Because of Ryan's Creek Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 288 feet, planes can take off or land at Ryan's Creek Aerodrome 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 aerodrome was built in the late 1970s to accommodate Stewart Island Air Services.
- Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (meaning Ryan's Creek Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The closest airport to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is Invercargill Airport (IVC), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of SZS.
- In 1990 a hill at one end of the strip was leveled.
Facts about Faro Airport (ZFA):
- The closest airport to Faro Airport (ZFA) is Ross River Airport (XRR), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of ZFA.
- Faro Airport (ZFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Faro Airport (ZFA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,281 miles (16,546 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.