Nonstop flight route between Christchurch, New Zealand and Greeley, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand and Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), Greeley, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,751 miles (or 12,474 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 Greeley-Weld County 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 Greeley-Weld County 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):

• China Southern Airlines has stated it intends to start a Guangzhou to Christchurch service in the future.
• 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 (CHC) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• There is also the option of off-airport car parking facilities such as Christchurch Park & Fly offering a low cost alternative to parking at the airport carparks.
• In early 2009 work on the new terminal commenced.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.

Facts about Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY):

• Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,842 miles (17,448 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) is Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of GXY.
• Greeley–Weld County Airport covers an area of 1,198 acres at an elevation of 4,697 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Greeley-Weld County Airport's high elevation of 4,697 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.