Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Concord, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and Concord Regional Airport (USA), Concord, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,344 miles (or 13,429 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 Concord Regional 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 Concord Regional 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Until July 2008, AIAL charged all departing international passengers a $25 departure fee.
• Auckland International Airport Limited was formed in 1988, when the New Zealand Government corporatised the airport.
• The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
• In 2007, construction began on a second runway to the north of the current one.

Facts about Concord Regional Airport (USA):

• Because of the multiple race teams that base aircraft fleets at JQF and its close proximity to Charlotte Motor Speedway, the airport is sometimes referred to as "NASCAR's Airport."
• The closest airport to Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of USA.
• Concord Regional Airport (USA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Concord Regional Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 705 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Concord Regional Airport", another name for USA is "JQF".
• Because of Concord Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Concord Regional 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 Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On August 20, 2013, Allegiant Air announced it would begin non-stop service from Concord to Orlando Sanford International Airport in December 2013.