Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and Mörön Airport (MXV), Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,518 miles (or 12,099 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 Mörön 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 Mörön 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):

• In 2009, an extension to the international terminal was constructed, creating Pier B.
• Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
• The site of the airport was first used as an airfield by the Auckland Aero Club.
• Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
• 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 International Airport Limited was formed in 1988, when the New Zealand Government corporatised the airport.
• Auckland Airport decided that rather than building a new sub-top level to stream arriving passengers, they would build a new departures floor for passengers to "drop down" into the existing gate lounges on the first floor, which would be closed off from a central arrivals corridor by glass.
• The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
• AIAL enjoys diverse revenue streams, and operates a 'dual-till' approach, whereby its finances are split into aeronautical and non-aeronautical balance sheets.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Mörön Airport (MXV):

• Mörön Airport handled 13,000 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Mörön Airport (MXV) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is nearly antipodal to Mörön Airport (meaning Mörön Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lago Argentino Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
• The closest airport to Mörön Airport (MXV) is Bulgan Airport (UGA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) ESE of MXV.
• Mörön Airport (MXV) has 2 runways.