Nonstop flight route between Oranjestad, Aruba and Invercargill, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(12°30'5"N by 70°0'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E)
Distance from AUA to IVC:
8,338.04 miles (13,418.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA), Oranjestad, Aruba and Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,338 miles (or 13,419 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Invercargill 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Invercargill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUA / TNCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°30'5"N by 70°0'55"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aruba Airport Authority N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUA |
| More Information: | AUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IVC / NZNV |
| Airport Name: | Invercargill Airport |
| Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Invercargill Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IVC |
| More Information: | IVC Maps & Info |
Facts about Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA):
- Because of Queen Beatrix International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Queen Beatrix 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.
- In addition to being known as "Queen Beatrix International Airport", another name for AUA is "Internationale luchthaven Koningin BeatrixAeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix".
- Queen Beatrix International Airport, located in Oranjestad, Aruba, is an aviation facility.
- During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama Canal against German submarines.
- The closest airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), which is located 51 miles (81 kilometers) S of AUA.
- Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Queen Beatrix International Airport (meaning Queen Beatrix International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):
- The passenger terminal facilities have developed around a striking permanent 'Festival of Britain' two-level structure built in 1963, which features a distinctive lozenge-shaped roof and fully glazed airside walls giving great views of the runway from the upper deck.
- Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.
- Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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.
- A fully covered baggage carousel was commissioned in 2001.
- Today the airport is visited by aircraft of the United States ANG, Australian RAAF, Italy's Aeronautica Militare and RNZAF as part of Antarctic flight diversion training.
- The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
- When the Government nationalized all airlines to create NAC in 1947, the Electra service was replaced by de Havilland DH.89s.
- The furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.63 miles (81.48 km) S | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 74.45 miles (119.81 km) ESE | Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) | Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 3 | 78.38 miles (126.13 km) SSE | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 120.65 miles (194.17 km) ESE | Flamingo International Airport (BON) | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 174.20 miles (280.35 km) SSW | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 175.60 miles (282.61 km) SSE | Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 177.39 miles (285.48 km) SW | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 188.90 miles (304.01 km) WSW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 9 | 207.91 miles (334.60 km) WSW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 10 | 210.41 miles (338.62 km) SSE | Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) | Acarigua, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 215.38 miles (346.62 km) SE | Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 221.76 miles (356.88 km) S | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 229.02 miles (368.57 km) E | Los Roques Airport (LRV) | Los Roques, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 230.98 miles (371.72 km) SE | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 240.66 miles (387.30 km) S | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.34 miles (19,494.49 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,109.72 miles (19,488.66 km) S | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,094.49 miles (19,464.15 km) S | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,086.45 miles (19,451.21 km) S | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,070.26 miles (19,425.15 km) SSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,061.51 miles (19,411.07 km) SSE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,055.02 miles (19,400.63 km) SSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,053.79 miles (19,398.65 km) S | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,034.84 miles (19,368.15 km) SSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,027.83 miles (19,356.86 km) SSE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,022.75 miles (19,348.70 km) SW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,016.52 miles (19,338.67 km) SSE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,999.68 miles (19,311.56 km) SW | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,957.20 miles (19,243.21 km) SSE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,941.30 miles (19,217.60 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.14 miles (56.55 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 96.22 miles (154.85 km) ENE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 97.41 miles (156.77 km) NNE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 98.29 miles (158.19 km) NNE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 121.61 miles (195.72 km) N | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 125.17 miles (201.43 km) NNE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 166.68 miles (268.25 km) NE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 194.39 miles (312.84 km) NNE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 203.04 miles (326.76 km) NE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 203.25 miles (327.10 km) NNE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) NNE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 242.57 miles (390.37 km) NE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 287.38 miles (462.50 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 288.63 miles (464.50 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 307.60 miles (495.04 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,167.66 miles (19,581.90 km) NW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,145.53 miles (19,546.29 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,110.66 miles (19,490.17 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,097.77 miles (19,469.42 km) WNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) NW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 12,089.85 miles (19,456.69 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 12,069.43 miles (19,423.82 km) WNW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 8 | 12,067.79 miles (19,421.18 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 9 | 12,066.59 miles (19,419.24 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,060.69 miles (19,409.75 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 12,060.19 miles (19,408.95 km) NNW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 12 | 12,049.02 miles (19,390.97 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 13 | 12,039.79 miles (19,376.11 km) WNW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 14 | 12,039.34 miles (19,375.40 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,037.99 miles (19,373.22 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |