Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Dayton, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), Dayton, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,304 miles (or 13,365 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 James M. Cox Dayton 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 Auckland Airport and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):

• Jetstar domestic services operate from gates 20, 21, and 22.
• Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
• In 2009, an extension to the international terminal was constructed, creating Pier B.
• Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• Until July 2008, AIAL charged all departing international passengers a $25 departure fee.

Facts about James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY):

• James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) has 3 runways.
• In 1998 the airport started renovating the terminal building.
• In 2011 Dayton International Airport completed a new air traffic control tower.
• For 2012, the airport reported 102,700 departures.
• The furthest airport from James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,178 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1952 the city named the airport "James M.
• Expansion room exists, with plenty of open gates, though Concourse D, which was built in 1978 and used by Piedmont Airlines and US Airways for their mini-hub operation until its closure in 1991, was demolished in 2013.
• The closest airport to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of DAY.