Nonstop flight route between Málaga, Spain and Hamilton, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain and Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), Hamilton, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,354 miles (or 19,882 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 Málaga Airport and Hamilton International 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 Málaga Airport and Hamilton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between AGP and HLZ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Málaga Airport and Hamilton International 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 AGP and HLZ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Málaga, Spain and Hamilton, New Zealand 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 AGP and HLZ!

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Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):

• In November 2011, Helitt Líneas Aéreas opened their base at Málaga, operating flights to Melilla Airport.
• Terminal 3 is a new terminal at Málaga Airport.
• The airport's domestic departures section once had the head office of Binter Mediterraneo.
• The airport was given its current title in 1965.
• Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
• On 12 July 1946, the airport was opened to international civil passenger flights, and was classified as a custom post.
• Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.
• In 2004 the "Málaga Plan" was started, including ideas for construction of a new terminal, and a new runway.
• Málaga Airport has three terminals, adjacent to each other.
• In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".
• Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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 closest airport to Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
• In 1937, Málaga Airport became a military base.
• The furthest airport from Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.

Facts about Hamilton International Airport (HLZ):

• Hamilton Airport is home to the New Zealand Training Centre of CTC Aviation.
• Because of Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton 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.
• Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) has 4 runways.
• Hugh McCarroll was the airport's chief executive from the early 2000s until retirement in February 2006.
• The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• The closest airport to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of HLZ.
• In 1998, Hamilton Airport Motor Inn was developed to cater for travellers using the airport.
• The furthest airport from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton International Airport (meaning Hamilton International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Córdoba Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Spain.