Nonstop flight route between Dallas, Texas, United States and Christchurch, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dallas Love Field (DAL), Dallas, Texas, United States and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,761 miles (or 12,490 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 Dallas Love Field 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 Dallas Love Field 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 Dallas Love Field (DAL):

• At 2:47 pm on 22 November, Air Force One, with President Johnson, the casket and remains of President Kennedy.
• Dallas Love Field handled 7,960,809 passengers last year.
• Because of Dallas Love Field's relatively low elevation of 487 feet, planes can take off or land at Dallas Love Field 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 Dallas Love Field (DAL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,918 miles (17,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On March 9, 1947 Love Field's Lemmon Avenue Terminal Building opened on the east side of the airfield.
• On April 2, 1965 the 8,800 ft parallel Runway 13R/31L opened.
• Dallas Love Field (DAL) has 3 runways.
• The 865th Aero Squadron, was formed at Love Field in March 1918 as a support unit for JN-4 aircraft repair and maintenance.
• The closest airport to Dallas Love Field (DAL) is Addison Airport (ADS), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) N of DAL.

Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• A drop off and pick up lane is available on the ground floor of the multi-level carpark building.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• China Southern Airlines has stated it intends to start a Guangzhou to Christchurch service in the future.