Nonstop flight route between Bodø, Norway and Gisborne, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bodø Airport (BOO), Bodø, Norway and Gisborne Airport (GIS), Gisborne, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,361 miles (or 16,675 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 Bodø Airport and Gisborne 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 Bodø Airport and Gisborne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bodø Airport (BOO):

• Not much was done with the airport until after the Korean War started in 1950.
• Bodø Airport handled 1,669,191 passengers last year.
• The museum exhibits several military aircraft including a Lockheed U-2, Gloster Gladiator and Supermarine Spitfire.
• In addition to being known as "Bodø Airport", another name for BOO is "Bodø lufthavn".
• The furthest airport from Bodø Airport (BOO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bodø Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Bodø 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 was used during the testing of Concorde in June 1975.
• The Norwegian Aviation Museum is located next to the airport in a propeller-shaped building.
• Bodø Airport (BOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bodø Airport (BOO) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of BOO.
• In early 1980s the current civilian terminal were discussed and planned.

Facts about Gisborne Airport (GIS):

• Quote from Eastland Group's Website
• Gisborne Airport (GIS) has 4 runways.
• Gisborne Airport is a regional airport on the outskirts of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
• Because of Gisborne Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gisborne 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 Gisborne Airport (GIS) is Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), which is nearly antipodal to Gisborne Airport (meaning Gisborne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alicante-Elche Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Alicante, Spain.
• The closest airport to Gisborne Airport (GIS) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NW of GIS.
• Eastland Group pay's Gisborne District Council an annual rental fee indexed to passenger numbers and is accountable for all capital investment.