Nonstop flight route between Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan and Christchurch, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ), Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,848 miles (or 14,240 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 Turkmenabat Airport and Christchurch International 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 Turkmenabat Airport and Christchurch International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ):

• Because of Turkmenabat Airport's relatively low elevation of 630 feet, planes can take off or land at Turkmenabat 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 2013 started the construction of a new airport complex.
• In addition to being known as "Turkmenabat Airport", another name for CRZ is "Türkmenabat Aeroporty".
• The furthest airport from Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Turkmenabat Airport is an airport in Chardzhev, Turkmenistan.
• The airport offers four daily nonstop flights to Ashgabat.
• Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ) is Bukhara International Airport (BHK), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) NE of CRZ.

Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• Runway 11/29 will be widened and extended 244m west into the nearby golf course and a RESA will be added to each end to make it comply with ICAO standards.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• A number of different taxi and shuttle companies operate services from the airport terminals.
• 5,592,529 passengers travelled in and out of Christchurch International Airport from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
• 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.
• 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.
• Due to increasing passenger numbers, the airport has completed construction on a new Domestic terminal upgrade costing $237 million.
• 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.