Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Phoenix, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,770 miles (or 10,896 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | PHX / KPHX |
Airport Name: | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
Location: | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'3"N by 112°0'42"W |
Area Served: | Phoenix metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Phoenix |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1135 feet (346 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHX |
More Information: | PHX Maps & Info |
Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):
- In 1960 work started to transform the site into Auckland's main airport, taking over from Whenuapai in the north-west of the city.
- On 8 July 2010, AIAL announced it had entered into an agreement to take a 24.99% shareholding in Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited, the operator of Queenstown Airport, and form a strategic alliance between the two airports.
- The Government was AIAL’s majority shareholder, the rest being held by the local councils.
- Auckland Airport (AKL) has 2 runways.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
- Auckland Airport handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
Facts about Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX):
- The closest airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of PHX.
- The airport's master plan was redesigned in 1959 to eliminate the cross runway to make room for new terminals.
- The furthest airport from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- A free 24-hour airport shuttle bus connects all of the terminals and West Economy Parking.
- Terminal 2 is expected to close after the completion of the Terminal 3 South Concourse expansion.
- In 2007 the Transportation Security Administration introduced the first of its backscatter X-ray machines at PHX.
- In 2012, the airport served 40,448,932 passengers, making it one of the top 10 busiest in the United States by passenger count.
- The airport is the primary regional hub and gateway for Mexican and Hawaiian departures for Tempe-based US Airways and is a focus city for Southwest Airlines.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has 3 runways.
- The airport's current 326-foot tall air traffic control tower began operations on January 14, 2007.