Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Mesquite, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and Mesquite Airport (MFH), Mesquite, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,832 miles (or 10,995 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 Mesquite 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 Mesquite 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):

• 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.
• In early 2014, the Airport released their 30 year vision for the future which will see the airport combine both the international and domestic operations into one combined building based around the existing international terminal.
• Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
• A new international terminal, named after Jean Batten, was built in 1977.
• Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In 2007, construction began on a second runway to the north of the current one.
• AIAL enjoys diverse revenue streams, and operates a 'dual-till' approach, whereby its finances are split into aeronautical and non-aeronautical balance sheets.
• Before 2006 Auckland Airport arriving and departing passengers were allowed to mingle airside.

Facts about Mesquite Airport (MFH):

• In addition to being known as "Mesquite Airport", another name for MFH is "67L".
• Mesquite Airport covers an area of 155 acres at an elevation of 1,978 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Mesquite Airport (MFH) is St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of MFH.
• The furthest airport from Mesquite Airport (MFH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,247 miles (18,100 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Mesquite Airport (MFH) currently has only 1 runway.