Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW), Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,150 miles (or 19,553 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 Auckland Airport and Sidi Bel Abbès 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 Auckland Airport and Sidi Bel Abbès Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between AKL and BFW makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Auckland Airport and Sidi Bel Abbès 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 AKL and BFW are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Mangere, New Zealand and Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria 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 AKL and BFW!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKL / NZAA |
Airport Name: | Auckland Airport |
Location: | Mangere, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°0'29"S by 174°47'30"E |
Area Served: | Auckland |
Operator/Owner: | AIAL |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKL |
More Information: | AKL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFW / DAOS |
Airport Name: | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport |
Location: | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'19"N by 0°35'40"W |
Area Served: | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1614 feet (492 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFW |
More Information: | BFW Maps & Info |
Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):
- The airport is the fourth busiest in Australasia after Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane airports.
- The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
- The diversity in revenue was of benefit during the downturn in international aviation following the events of 11 September 2001, and subsequently the 2002 Bali bombings, SARS outbreak and the Iraq War.
- Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Auckland Airport (AKL) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Auckland Airport (meaning Auckland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,942 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
- Because of Auckland Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Auckland 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.
- Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
- In 2013, the domestic terminal will undergo a series of upgrades costing a total of $30 million.
- The two previously separate domestic terminal buildings have now been connected by a common retail area.
Facts about Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW):
- Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) is Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of BFW.
- The furthest airport from Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (meaning Sidi Bel Abbès Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.