Nonstop flight route between Alexandra, New Zealand and Perth, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR), Alexandra, New Zealand and Perth Airport (PER), Perth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,968 miles (or 4,777 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 Alexandra Aerodrome and Perth 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 Alexandra Aerodrome and Perth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR):

• The closest airport to Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WNW of ALR.
• Because of Alexandra Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 752 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandra Aerodrome 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.
• Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Alexandra Aerodrome (meaning Alexandra Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,264 miles (19,737 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.

Facts about Perth Airport (PER):

• It was also on this day that Qantas commenced its Wallaby service using the Constellation Charles Kingsford Smith" from Sydney to South Africa via Western Australia, the Cocos Islands, and Mauritius.
• Perth Airport (PER) has 2 runways.
• Despite military use of the airfield, civil services operated by Qantas Empire Airways and Australian National Airways commenced from the location in 1944.
• —Text of roadside plaque in memory of John Scott.
• The furthest airport from Perth Airport (PER) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Perth Airport (meaning Perth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• Perth Airport handled 13,664,394 passengers last year.
• It was at this time the airport began to experience the full effects of the jet age.
• Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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.
• From 2003 to 2004, the International terminal underwent major internal refurbishments to provide an increased array of passenger services, including increased space for duty-free stores and food and beverage concession stands.
• The closest airport to Perth Airport (PER) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of PER.
• The two domestic terminals are side by side and about 12 km from the Perth CBD, while the international terminal is 17 km from Perth.
• Full civilian operations at the Guildford Aerodrome commenced in 1944.