Nonstop flight route between Badajoz, Spain and Rotorua, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Badajoz Airport (BJZ), Badajoz, Spain and Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,259 miles (or 19,728 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 Badajoz Airport and Rotorua 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 Badajoz Airport and Rotorua International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between BJZ and ROT makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Badajoz Airport and Rotorua International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between BJZ and ROT are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Badajoz, Spain and Rotorua, New Zealand by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between BJZ and ROT!

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Facts about Badajoz Airport (BJZ):

• Because of Badajoz Airport's relatively low elevation of 608 feet, planes can take off or land at Badajoz 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.
• Badajoz Airport (BJZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Badajoz Airport (meaning Badajoz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Badajoz Airport", other names for BJZ include "Aeropuerto de Badajoz", "Talavera la Real Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Talavera la Real".
• Badajoz Airport handled 29,113 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) SW of BJZ.

Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):

• Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.
• Rotorua International Airport is an airport in Rotorua, New Zealand.
• Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.
• Today it has more frequent operations, being by Air New Zealand and its regional subsidiaries.
• The furthest airport from Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Rotorua International Airport (meaning Rotorua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
• Because of Rotorua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 936 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotorua 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.
• The closest airport to Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of ROT.
• Rotorua has two runways.
• The conversion of Rotorua Airport to an international airport has encountered both strong opposition and support from locals.