Nonstop flight route between Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Stewart Island, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(11°31'22"N by 165°34'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°53'58"S by 168°6'6"E)
Distance from BII to SZS:
4,039.65 miles (6,501.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bikini Atoll Airport (BII), Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), Stewart Island, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,040 miles (or 6,501 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Ryan's Creek Aerodrome, 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Ryan's Creek Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BII / |
| Airport Name: | Bikini Atoll Airport |
| Location: | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'22"N by 165°34'0"E |
| Area Served: | Enyu, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BII |
| More Information: | BII Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZS / NZRC |
| Airport Name: | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome |
| Location: | Stewart Island, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'58"S by 168°6'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | South East Air |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 288 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZS |
| More Information: | SZS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bikini Atoll Airport (BII):
- The closest airport to Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is Rongelap Airport (RNP), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) ESE of BII.
- The furthest airport from Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bikini Atoll Airport (meaning Bikini Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,191 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS):
- The aerodrome was built in the late 1970s to accommodate Stewart Island Air Services.
- Because of Ryan's Creek Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 288 feet, planes can take off or land at Ryan's Creek Aerodrome 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 Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is Invercargill Airport (IVC), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of SZS.
- The furthest airport from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (meaning Ryan's Creek Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The airport is at an elevation of 288 feet above mean sea level.
- Ryan's Creek Aerodrome is a small airstrip on Stewart Island in southern New Zealand.
- Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 92.97 miles (149.62 km) ESE | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |     |
| 2 | 97.82 miles (157.42 km) SSE | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 175.22 miles (281.98 km) SSE | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 179.77 miles (289.31 km) S | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 185.89 miles (299.16 km) SSE | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 219.68 miles (353.54 km) W | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 243.26 miles (391.49 km) SE | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 243.48 miles (391.85 km) SE | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 279.86 miles (450.40 km) ESE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 291.05 miles (468.39 km) E | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 312.95 miles (503.64 km) ESE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 318.21 miles (512.12 km) SE | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 347.08 miles (558.57 km) SE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 347.95 miles (559.96 km) ESE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 349.16 miles (561.92 km) SE | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,191.27 miles (19,619.90 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,244.61 miles (18,096.41 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,244.50 miles (18,096.23 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,234.80 miles (18,080.62 km) SSW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,195.73 miles (18,017.73 km) SSW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,180.46 miles (17,993.16 km) SSW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,178.42 miles (17,989.88 km) SSW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,165.01 miles (17,968.30 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,147.85 miles (17,940.68 km) SSW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,113.68 miles (17,885.70 km) S | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 11,101.93 miles (17,866.77 km) SSW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,096.52 miles (17,858.08 km) ESE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,093.41 miles (17,853.07 km) S | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,087.64 miles (17,843.78 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,087.40 miles (17,843.40 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.14 miles (56.55 km) NNE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 120.34 miles (193.66 km) ENE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 131.60 miles (211.80 km) NNE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 133.36 miles (214.62 km) NNE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 154.07 miles (247.95 km) N | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 160.20 miles (257.82 km) NNE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 195.63 miles (314.84 km) NE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 228.96 miles (368.47 km) NNE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 234.47 miles (377.35 km) NE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 237.92 miles (382.90 km) NNE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 255.21 miles (410.72 km) NNE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 273.79 miles (440.61 km) NE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 319.36 miles (513.96 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 321.87 miles (518.00 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 342.05 miles (550.48 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,134.74 miles (19,528.92 km) NW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,111.96 miles (19,492.27 km) NNW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,106.13 miles (19,482.88 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 12,106.07 miles (19,482.77 km) NW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 12,089.84 miles (19,456.66 km) NNW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 6 | 12,076.24 miles (19,434.78 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,076.07 miles (19,434.51 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 12,073.07 miles (19,429.67 km) WNW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 9 | 12,070.18 miles (19,425.03 km) NW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,068.12 miles (19,421.72 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 11 | 12,062.63 miles (19,412.88 km) NNW | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 12 | 12,056.75 miles (19,403.41 km) NNW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 13 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.27 km) WNW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 14 | 12,038.24 miles (19,373.62 km) NW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 12,036.47 miles (19,370.77 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |