Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Kaitaia, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Kaitaia Airport (KAT), Kaitaia, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,604 miles (or 10,628 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 Beale Air Force Base and Kaitaia 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 Beale Air Force Base and Kaitaia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB | 
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BAB | 
| More Information: | BAB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAT / NZKT | 
| Airport Name: | Kaitaia Airport | 
| Location: | Kaitaia, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°4'12"S by 173°17'7"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Far North Holdings Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KAT | 
| More Information: | KAT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The 456th SAW continued the mission of strategic bombardment and missile readiness training.
 - The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
 - In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
 - In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
 - On 8 February 1959, Strategic Air Command established Beale as an operational USAF base.
 - The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 
Facts about Kaitaia Airport (KAT):
- Kaitaia Airport is the most northern airfield in New Zealand that has fuel available.
 - Kaitaia Airport (KAT) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is nearly antipodal to Kaitaia Airport (meaning Kaitaia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kenitra Air Base), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kenitra, Morocco.
 - The closest airport to Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ESE of KAT.
 - Because of Kaitaia Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaitaia 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.
 
