Nonstop flight route between Christchurch, New Zealand and Gökçeada, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand and Gökçeada Airport (GKD), Gökçeada, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,717 miles (or 17,247 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 Christchurch International Airport and Gökçeada 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 Christchurch International Airport and Gökçeada Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• There are several general aviation organisations operating from the airport.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
• 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.
• Christchurch Airport recently underwent an extensive expansion project.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• As the gateway for Christchurch and the South Island, Christchurch International Airport is New Zealand’s second largest airport.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.

Facts about Gökçeada Airport (GKD):

• Because of Gökçeada Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Gökçeada 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 "Gökçeada Airport", another name for GKD is "Gökçeada Havalimanı".
• The closest airport to Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Çanakkale Airport (CKZ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of GKD.
• Gökçeada Airport (GKD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,267 miles (18,132 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.