Nonstop flight route between Christchurch, New Zealand and Long Island, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand and Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), Long Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,158 miles (or 14,739 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 Long Island MacArthur 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 Long Island MacArthur 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):

• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
• A number of different taxi and shuttle companies operate services from the airport terminals.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Christchurch Airport recently underwent an extensive expansion project.
• 5,592,529 passengers travelled in and out of Christchurch International Airport from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
• As the gateway for Christchurch and the South Island, Christchurch International Airport is New Zealand’s second largest airport.
• 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 International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.

Facts about Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP):

• While the airport continues to expand it has added numerous amenities, including free courtesy cell phone parking.
• It is also home to Civil Air Patrol's Long Island Group's Suffolk Cadet Sqdn 10.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport is a public airport on Long Island, in Ronkonkoma, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York.
• The closest airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HAP.
• The furthest airport from Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1944 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation built the first hangar at the airport.
• While no further expansion is planned for the interior of the terminal building, other projects are underway.
• Established about midway through the 20th century, by the end of the century MacArthur Airport had been completely transformed.
• In addition to being known as "Long Island MacArthur Airport", other names for HAP include "ISP", "KISP" and "ISP".
• Because of Long Island MacArthur Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Island MacArthur 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.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP) has 4 runways.
• Continental Express and Continental Connection had non-stops to Albany and to Cleveland but ended them in 2005.