Nonstop flight route between Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand and Rutland, Vermont, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chatham Islands (CHT), Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand and Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT), Rutland, Vermont, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,761 miles (or 14,099 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 Chatham Islands and Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional 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 Chatham Islands and Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHT / NZCI |
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Location: | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°48'36"S by 176°27'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | New Zealand Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHT |
More Information: | CHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUT / KRUT |
Airport Name: | Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport |
Location: | Rutland, Vermont, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°31'48"N by 72°56'58"W |
Area Served: | Rutland, Vermont |
Operator/Owner: | State of Vermont |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 787 feet (240 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RUT |
More Information: | RUT Maps & Info |
Facts about Chatham Islands (CHT):
- The furthest airport from Chatham Islands (CHT) is Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL), which is nearly antipodal to Chatham Islands (meaning Chatham Islands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Montpellier, France.
- The airport was completed in 1982 to replace an earlier built compacted grass airstrip at Te Hapupu that could only handle slow flying Safe Air Bristol Freighter aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Chatham Islands", another name for CHT is "Tuuta Airport".
- Because of Chatham Islands's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Chatham Islands 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 closest airport to Chatham Islands (CHT) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is located 448 miles (722 kilometers) WNW of CHT.
- In 2012 The New Zealand Government announced plans to develop the airport as part of an overall Economic Plan for the Chatham Islands.
- Chatham Islands (CHT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT):
- Currently, the Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport Technical Advisory Committee is proposing a 1,000 feet runway extension to alleviate the constraints posed by the current main runway length and the limited road access to the region.
- The closest airport to Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) is Granville Airport (GFR), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of RUT.
- Legislation was introduced into the Vermont Senate in January 2007 to change the official name of the airport to Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport.
- Because of Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 787 feet, planes can take off or land at Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional 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.
- Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) has 2 runways.
- Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport is the closest commercial service airport to the mountain resorts of Killington, Pico, Okemo, Stratton, Bromley, Magic Mountain, and Mount Snow.
- The furthest airport from Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,645 miles (18,741 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.