Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and Castellón Airport (CDT), Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,086 miles (or 19,451 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 Castellón 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 Castellón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between AKL and CDT makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Auckland Airport and Castellón 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 CDT are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Mangere, New Zealand and Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain 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 CDT!
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: | CDT / LECS |
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Location: | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°59'56"N by 0°1'33"E |
Area Served: | Castellón de la Plana |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDT |
More Information: | CDT Maps & Info |
Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):
- In 2007, construction began on a second runway to the north of the current one.
- Check-in counters are at the eastern end of the international terminal building on the ground level.
- Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
- A new international terminal, named after Jean Batten, was built in 1977.
- The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
- Before 2006 Auckland Airport arriving and departing passengers were allowed to mingle airside.
- Jetstar domestic services operate from gates 20, 21, and 22.
- 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 (AKL) has 2 runways.
- In 2013, the domestic terminal will undergo a series of upgrades costing a total of $30 million.
- In July 2009 Auckland Airport elected to delay a scheduled increase in its landing charges from 1 July 2009 to assist its airline customers during the recession.
- The Government was AIAL’s majority shareholder, the rest being held by the local councils.
Facts about Castellón Airport (CDT):
- In addition to being known as "Castellón Airport", another name for CDT is "LECN".
- Because of Castellón Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Castellón 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.
- Castellón Airport (CDT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Castellón Airport (CDT) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Castellón Airport (meaning Castellón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Castellón Airport (CDT) is Valencia Airport (VLC), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SW of CDT.