Nonstop flight route between Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina and Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina and Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,262 miles (or 10,077 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 Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport and Kapiti Coast 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 Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport and Kapiti Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC):

• Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) SW of CTC.
• Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina serving the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
• In addition to being known as "Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport", another name for CTC is "Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela".
• The furthest airport from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (meaning Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
• It has a 3,172 m² passenger terminal, 84,000 m² of runways, one 1,700 m² hangar, and a parking place for 35 cars.
• Felipe Varela was a militar born in Catamarca in 1821 who fought in the Paraguayan War and died in Ñantoco, Chile in 1870.

Facts about Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ):

• Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) has 3 runways.
• The original runway dimensions were 1350 m x 45 m with an 85 m starter extension available on runway 16, nearly touching Kapiti Road, which runs past the aerodrome.
• Because of Kapiti Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapiti Coast 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 Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Kapiti Coast Airport (meaning Kapiti Coast Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
• On 17 February 2008, above an adjacent hardware store, Placemakers, there was a triple-fatality mid-air collision between a Cessna 152 and a helicopter, both of which plummeted from approximately 1500 ft, the helicopter into the store and the plane into a nearby street.
• Paraparaumu was judged unsuitable for international operations in the 1950s due to Kapiti Island to the near west and the Tararua Ranges barely a mile east infringing the take-off and landing flightpaths.
• Interest in providing commercial flights at Paraparaumu reignited because the Kapiti coast is one of New Zealand's fastest growing regional centres.
• The closest airport to Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of PPQ.
• In 1952 a DC-3 experienced engine failure when about to land on Runway 34, and ploughed into a house in Kohutuhutu Rd, Raumati Beach.