Nonstop flight route between Taupo, New Zealand and Arcachon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), Taupo, New Zealand and La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), Arcachon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,007 miles (or 19,324 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 Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō and La Teste-de-Buch 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 Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō and La Teste-de-Buch Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between TUO and XAC makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō and La Teste-de-Buch 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 TUO and XAC are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Taupo, New Zealand and Arcachon, France 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 TUO and XAC!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUO / NZAP |
Airport Name: | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō |
Location: | Taupo, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°44'22"S by 176°5'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Taupo Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1335 feet (407 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUO |
More Information: | TUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAC / LFCH |
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Location: | Arcachon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°35'47"N by 1°6'38"W |
Area Served: | Arcachon, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XAC |
More Information: | XAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO):
- The furthest airport from Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (meaning Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- The closest airport to Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) is Rotorua International Airport (ROT), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNE of TUO.
- Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) has 2 runways.
- Taupo Airport ) is a small airport 8 km to the south of Taupo township on the eastern shores of Lake Taupo, New Zealand.
Facts about La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC):
- The closest airport to La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of XAC.
- The furthest airport from La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Teste-de-Buch Airport (meaning La Teste-de-Buch Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "La Teste-de-Buch Airport", another name for XAC is "Aéroport d'Arcachon - La Teste-de-Buch".
- Because of La Teste-de-Buch Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at La Teste-de-Buch 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.
- La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) has 2 runways.