Nonstop flight route between Leominster, Massachusetts, United States and Hokitika, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moore Army Airfield (AYE), Leominster, Massachusetts, United States and Hokitika Airport (HKK), Hokitika, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,333 miles (or 15,019 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 Moore Army Airfield and Hokitika 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 Moore Army Airfield and Hokitika Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYE / |
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Location: | Leominster, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'18"N by 71°36'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Army Airfield, Defunct |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from AYE |
More Information: | AYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKK / NZHK |
Airport Name: | Hokitika Airport |
Location: | Hokitika, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'48"S by 170°59'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hokitika Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKK |
More Information: | HKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Moore Army Airfield (AYE):
- The closest airport to Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Nashua Airport (ASH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of AYE.
- Moore Army Airfield (AYE) has 5 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Moore Army Airfield", another name for AYE is "KAYE".
- The field was closed around 1995 after the Army left.
- When the nearby fort was expanded in 1940, the airport supposedly "gained" its own airfield.
- The earliest information concerning the construction of the airfield dates to July 1, 1926.
- The furthest airport from Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,738 miles (18,891 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Moore Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Moore Army Airfield 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 Hokitika Airport (HKK):
- The closest airport to Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNE of HKK.
- The furthest airport from Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hokitika Airport (meaning Hokitika Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago de Compostela Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- Because of Hokitika Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Hokitika 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.
- Hokitika Airport (HKK) has 2 runways.
- The grass surfaces and susceptibility to flooding of Hokitika’s Southside airfield were always problematic.
- Hokitika originally had an aerodrome on the south side of town just over the Hokitika River.