Nonstop flight route between Mangere, New Zealand and Yibin, Sichuan, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Auckland Airport (AKL), Mangere, New Zealand and Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP), Yibin, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,430 miles (or 10,348 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 Yibin Caiba 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 Yibin Caiba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Auckland Airport (AKL):

• In 2007, construction began on a second runway to the north of the current one.
• In 1960 work started to transform the site into Auckland's main airport, taking over from Whenuapai in the north-west of the city.
• In 2013, the domestic terminal will undergo a series of upgrades costing a total of $30 million.
• In July 2009 Auckland Airport elected to delay a scheduled increase in its landing charges from 1 July 2009 to assist its airline customers during the recession.
• 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.
• Jetstar domestic services operate from gates 20, 21, and 22.
• 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.
• 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 handled 14,829,393 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) is Ardmore Airport (AMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of AKL.
• A new international terminal, named after Jean Batten, was built in 1977.
• Auckland Airport is one of New Zealand’s most important infrastructure assets, providing thousands of jobs for the region, and is the country’s second largest cargo port by value, contributing around $14 billion to the economy, and catering for over four million visitors each year, resulting in a 70% share of New Zealand's international travellers.

Facts about Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP):

• Yibin Caiba Airport handled 326,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Yibin Caiba Airport", other names for YBP include "宜宾菜坝机场" and "Yibīn Càibà Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) is Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) E of YBP.
• The furthest airport from Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Yibin Caiba Airport (meaning Yibin Caiba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,584 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.