Nonstop flight route between Blenheim, New Zealand and Abemama Atoll, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(41°31'5"S by 173°52'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°29'26"N by 173°49'42"E)
Distance from BHE to AEA:
2,902.55 miles (4,671.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Woodbourne Airport (BHE), Blenheim, New Zealand and Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA), Abemama Atoll, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,903 miles (or 4,671 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 Woodbourne Airport and Abemama Atoll 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 Woodbourne Airport and Abemama Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHE / NZWB |
| Airport Name: | Woodbourne Airport |
| Location: | Blenheim, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'5"S by 173°52'13"E |
| Area Served: | Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Operator/Owner: | Marlborough Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public and Military |
| Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHE |
| More Information: | BHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEA / NGTB |
| Airport Name: | Abemama Atoll Airport |
| Location: | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°29'26"N by 173°49'42"E |
| Area Served: | Abemama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEA |
| More Information: | AEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Woodbourne Airport (BHE):
- Because of Woodbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Woodbourne 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.
- The furthest airport from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) is Bragança Airport (BGC), which is nearly antipodal to Woodbourne Airport (meaning Woodbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bragança Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Bragança, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Woodbourne Airport (BHE) is Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) WNW of BHE.
- Today it has more frequent operations, with Air New Zealand's regional subsidiary Eagle Airways using Beechcraft 1900 and Air Nelson using Bombardier Q300 aircraft.
- Woodbourne was one of the first airports in New Zealand.
- Woodbourne Airport (BHE) has 3 runways.
Facts about Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA):
- Because of Abemama Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Abemama Atoll 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.
- The airport is served by Air Kiribati from the international airport at South Tarawa on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
- The closest airport to Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of AEA.
- Abemama Atoll Airport, often abbreviated Abemama Airport, is the airport serving Abemama, Kiribati.
- The furthest airport from Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Abemama Atoll Airport (meaning Abemama Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,084 miles (19,448 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.92 miles (59.41 km) WNW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 50.21 miles (80.80 km) ENE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 53.04 miles (85.36 km) WNW | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 64.14 miles (103.22 km) SSW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 69.77 miles (112.28 km) NW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 71.97 miles (115.82 km) NE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 98.98 miles (159.30 km) ENE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 119.21 miles (191.84 km) W | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 123.14 miles (198.17 km) NE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) NNE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 152.29 miles (245.08 km) WSW | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 152.29 miles (245.08 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 169.35 miles (272.54 km) WSW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 174.17 miles (280.29 km) N | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 195.53 miles (314.67 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.91 miles (19,954.07 km) NE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,385.85 miles (19,933.05 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,369.53 miles (19,906.78 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,358.93 miles (19,889.73 km) NNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,352.73 miles (19,879.74 km) E | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,325.10 miles (19,835.28 km) NE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,316.99 miles (19,822.23 km) E | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,303.25 miles (19,800.10 km) E | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,299.23 miles (19,793.65 km) ENE | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,295.40 miles (19,787.48 km) N | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,295.08 miles (19,786.97 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,285.98 miles (19,772.32 km) NE | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,284.59 miles (19,770.08 km) WNW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,282.46 miles (19,766.65 km) NE | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,280.08 miles (19,762.82 km) WNW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.94 miles (40.14 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 77.50 miles (124.72 km) NW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 105.37 miles (169.57 km) NNW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 114.53 miles (184.31 km) NNW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 192.61 miles (309.97 km) NNW | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 197.27 miles (317.47 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 297.10 miles (478.14 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 403.97 miles (650.12 km) NNW | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 412.68 miles (664.15 km) NNW | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 450.83 miles (725.54 km) NW | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 472.97 miles (761.17 km) NW | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 477.46 miles (768.39 km) NNW | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 479.01 miles (770.89 km) NNW | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 481.63 miles (775.11 km) NW | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 482.75 miles (776.92 km) W | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,084.22 miles (19,447.63 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 2 | 12,062.40 miles (19,412.50 km) N | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 12,047.75 miles (19,388.92 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 12,010.22 miles (19,328.52 km) NNW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 12,005.91 miles (19,321.59 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,998.98 miles (19,310.44 km) N | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 7 | 11,981.06 miles (19,281.60 km) NNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 11,981.01 miles (19,281.52 km) N | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,964.94 miles (19,255.65 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,956.59 miles (19,242.22 km) NW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 11 | 11,942.58 miles (19,219.68 km) N | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,933.12 miles (19,204.45 km) N | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 11,932.14 miles (19,202.87 km) NNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,922.91 miles (19,188.02 km) N | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,919.96 miles (19,183.27 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |