Nonstop flight route between Bahawalpur, Pakistan and Christchurch, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bahawalpur Airport (BHV), Bahawalpur, Pakistan and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,093 miles (or 13,024 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 Bahawalpur Airport and Christchurch International 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 Bahawalpur Airport and Christchurch International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHV / OPBW |
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Location: | Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'53"N by 71°43'4"E |
Area Served: | Bahawalpur District, Punjab |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 392 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHV |
More Information: | BHV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHC / NZCH |
Airport Name: | Christchurch International Airport |
Location: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°29'21"S by 172°31'55"E |
Area Served: | Christchurch |
Operator/Owner: | Christchurch City Council (75%) NZ Government (25%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 123 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHC |
More Information: | CHC Maps & Info |
Facts about Bahawalpur Airport (BHV):
- The closest airport to Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) is Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) NNW of BHV.
- The furthest airport from Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bahawalpur Airport (meaning Bahawalpur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,271 miles (19,748 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bahawalpur Airport is situated 2 nm from the city centre of Bahawalpur, in lower Punjab.
- The airport was re-developed from funds of the United Arab Emirates government.
- Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport consists of arrival and departure halls, new airline offices, logistics, engineering and security support centres as well as cargo areas and passenger and cargo aircraft-parking bays.
- Because of Bahawalpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Bahawalpur 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 "Bahawalpur Airport", another name for BHV is "Sheikh Rashid Airport".
Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):
- Christchurch Airport consists of a single terminal which caters for both domestic and international flights.
- Christchurch airport will be the winter base for the next 20 years for the NASA's SOFIA Space telescope which is fitted inside a 1977 Boeing 747SP.
- Because of Christchurch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Christchurch 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 May 2013 the airport began kicking out travellers who tried to sleep at the airport overnight, saying they should find proper accommodation, but backed down after neighbours complained people were sleeping rough outdoors.The airport has direct flights to 18 domestic and 11 international destinations.
- The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
- Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Christchurch International Airport (meaning Christchurch International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.