Nonstop flight route between Christchurch, New Zealand and Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand and Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,194 miles (or 19,625 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between CHC and VIT makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Christchurch International Airport and Vitoria-Gasteiz 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 CHC and VIT are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Christchurch, New Zealand and Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 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 CHC and VIT!

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Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• 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.
• A drop off and pick up lane is available on the ground floor of the multi-level carpark building.
• Christchurch International Airport is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
• 5,592,529 passengers travelled in and out of Christchurch International Airport from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
• China Southern Airlines has stated it intends to start a Guangzhou to Christchurch service in the future.
• 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.
• In early 2009 work on the new terminal commenced.

Facts about Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT):

• Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) is Bilbao Airport (BIO), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNW of VIT.
• The furthest airport from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (meaning Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.