Nonstop flight route between Arso, Indonesia and Christchurch, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arso Airport (ARJ), Arso, Indonesia and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,844 miles (or 6,187 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 Arso Airport and Christchurch International 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 Arso Airport and Christchurch International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARJ / WAJA |
Airport Name: | Arso Airport |
Location: | Arso, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'59"S by 128°55'0"E |
Elevation: | 150 feet (46 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ARJ |
More Information: | ARJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHC / NZCH |
Airport Name: | Christchurch International Airport |
Location: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°29'21"S by 172°31'55"E |
Area Served: | Christchurch |
Operator/Owner: | Christchurch City Council (75%) NZ Government (25%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 123 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHC |
More Information: | CHC Maps & Info |
Facts about Arso Airport (ARJ):
- The closest airport to Arso Airport (ARJ) is Amahai Airport (AHI), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ARJ.
- The furthest airport from Arso Airport (ARJ) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is nearly antipodal to Arso Airport (meaning Arso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Arso Airport's relatively low elevation of 150 feet, planes can take off or land at Arso 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.
Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):
- The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
- The furthest airport from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Christchurch International Airport (meaning Christchurch International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Christchurch airport will be the winter base for the next 20 years for the NASA's SOFIA Space telescope which is fitted inside a 1977 Boeing 747SP.
- Since the closure of Wigram Air Force Base, the Royal New Zealand Air Force always flies to Christchurch International Airport when required to visit the city.
- Because of Christchurch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Christchurch 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.
- Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
- Christchurch Airport recently underwent an extensive expansion project.
- Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
- Due to increasing passenger numbers, the airport has completed construction on a new Domestic terminal upgrade costing $237 million.
- Christchurch Airport consists of a single terminal which caters for both domestic and international flights.