Nonstop flight route between Tauranga, New Zealand and Pilot Point, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand and Pilot Point Airport (PIP), Pilot Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,756 miles (or 10,872 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 Tauranga Airport and Pilot Point 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 Tauranga Airport and Pilot Point Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIP / PAPN |
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Location: | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°34'49"N by 157°34'18"W |
Area Served: | Pilot Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIP |
More Information: | PIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):
- Tauranga Airport is the current location for the Sportavex biennial fly-in and airshow.
- Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2010 the airport started an expansion of the terminal that took 6 months.
- The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
Facts about Pilot Point Airport (PIP):
- In addition to being known as "Pilot Point Airport", other names for PIP include "Pilot Point Airport (new location)" and "PNP".
- Because of Pilot Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Pilot Point 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.
- On 1 July 1981, Douglas R4D N111ST of United Aircraft Services crashed shortly after take-off while on a flight to Anchorage International Airport, following the failure of the port engine.
- The furthest airport from Pilot Point Airport (PIP) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,808 miles (17,394 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Pilot Point Airport (PIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pilot Point Airport (PIP) is Ugashik Airport (UGS), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of PIP.