Nonstop flight route between Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands and Hamilton, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS), Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands and Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), Hamilton, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,213 miles (or 3,561 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 relatively short distance between Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport and Hamilton International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKS / AGGA |
| Airport Name: | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport |
| Location: | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°41'52"S by 160°40'50"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKS |
| More Information: | AKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLZ / NZHN |
| Airport Name: | Hamilton International Airport |
| Location: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°52'0"S by 175°19'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hamilton International Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLZ |
| More Information: | HLZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS):
- The closest airport to Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) is Uru Harbour Airport (ATD), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of AKS.
- The furthest airport from Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (meaning Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
Facts about Hamilton International Airport (HLZ):
- The furthest airport from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton International Airport (meaning Hamilton International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Córdoba Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Spain.
- Because of Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton International 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 closest airport to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of HLZ.
- Hugh McCarroll was the airport's chief executive from the early 2000s until retirement in February 2006.
- In 1998, Hamilton Airport Motor Inn was developed to cater for travellers using the airport.
- The airport currently accommodates many different types of aircraft, from piston-engined light aircraft to commercial turboprop aircraft such as the ATR 72.
- Travel by air began to blossom soon after the war was over, and, in 1950, the airport received its first commercial flight.
- Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) has 4 runways.
