Nonstop flight route between Ardmore, New Zealand and Burgos, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ardmore Airport (AMZ), Ardmore, New Zealand and Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,061 miles (or 19,410 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 Ardmore Airport and Burgos 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 Ardmore Airport and Burgos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between AMZ and RGS makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Ardmore Airport and Burgos Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between AMZ and RGS are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Ardmore, New Zealand and Burgos, Spain by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between AMZ and RGS!

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Facts about Ardmore Airport (AMZ):

• Ardmore was constructed during World War II by USAAF forces stationed in Auckland, and was intended to be used as a base for B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.
• Ardmore Airport (AMZ) has 3 runways.
• Ardmore Airport is an airport 3 NM southeast of Manurewa in Auckland, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of AMZ.
• The airfield is serviced by two R-NAV arrivals, one for each runway.
• Because of Ardmore Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at Ardmore 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.
• Ardmore Airport is one of New Zealand's busiest general aviation airfields.
• The furthest airport from Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Ardmore Airport (meaning Ardmore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.

Facts about Burgos Airport (RGS):

• The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.
• There is a parking garage with a capacity of 188 cars, some semi-underground, for passengers coming with their own car.
• In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
• In fact, the Air Ministry was founded in Burgos after the civil war, when the Military Aeronautical Service forces created by King Alfonso XIII in 1910 were modernised.
• Burgos Airport, also known as Villafría, is an airport located 4 kilometres west of the historic center of Burgos, a city in Spain.
• The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• Besides, charter flights are operated during the summer holidays to different locations of Spain, as Andalucía and Islas Baleares.
• Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.