Nonstop flight route between Vadodara, India and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Civil Airport Harni (BDQ), Vadodara, India and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,810 miles (or 12,570 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 Civil Airport Harni and Kapiti Coast 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 Civil Airport Harni and Kapiti Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDQ / VABO |
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Location: | Vadodara, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°19'45"N by 73°13'9"E |
Area Served: | Vadodara |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDQ |
More Information: | BDQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPQ / NZPP |
Airport Name: | Kapiti Coast Airport |
Location: | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'16"S by 174°59'21"E |
Airport Type: | Attended, Uncontrolled, Certificated Aerodrome |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPQ |
More Information: | PPQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Civil Airport Harni (BDQ):
- On 1 July 1995, an East West Airlines Fokker F-27, registered VT-EWE, was engaged in a training touch and go exercise at Baroda airport when.the aircraft's left main landing gear failed on touchdown.
- In addition to being known as "Civil Airport Harni", other names for BDQ include "સિવિલ એરપોર્ટ હરની" and "વડોદરા એરપોર્ટ".
- Because of Civil Airport Harni's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Civil Airport Harni 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.
- The closest airport to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of BDQ.
- The existing domestic terminal at Vadodara Airport is distinct from other airports due to its mix of Gujarati and architectural styles complete with domes on the roof.
- Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Civil Airport Harni (meaning Civil Airport Harni is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,415 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):
- Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
- Interest in providing commercial flights at Paraparaumu reignited because the Kapiti coast is one of New Zealand's fastest growing regional centres.
- New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has recently approved the airport after identifying approach obstruction issues.
- The furthest airport from Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Kapiti Coast Airport (meaning Kapiti Coast Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- Because of Kapiti Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapiti Coast 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 1949 a Lockheed Lodestar from Whenuapai crashed into the Tararua Range.
- Re-development proposals involve closing 11/29, with a parallel grass runway as the only crosswind runway.
- Originally government-owned, the Kapiti Coast Airport was the greater Wellington region's main airport until Wellington International Airport re-opened in 1959.