Nonstop flight route between Dargaville, New Zealand and Sioux City, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), Dargaville, New Zealand and Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), Sioux City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,817 miles (or 12,580 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 Dargaville Aerodrome and Sioux Gateway 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 Dargaville Aerodrome and Sioux Gateway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR):

• Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Dargaville Aerodrome (meaning Dargaville Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
• Contact Info Phone 439-8024 or 0274 784 308 Website http://www.goflying.co.nz/
• Because of Dargaville Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 635 feet, planes can take off or land at Dargaville Aerodrome 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 Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of DGR.
• Dargaville airfield is at sea level at the northern end of the large Kaipara harbour, forming a pair with the similar sea level West Auckland Airport, at Parakai at the southern end of the harbour some 50 miles away.
• It is a base for topdressing aircraft working the surrounding area, and has Avgas available with a Mobil swipecard.

Facts about Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX):

• The construction of Sioux City Army Air Base began in March 1942, about three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Sioux Gateway Airport", another name for SUX is "Colonel Bud Day Field".
• The closest airport to Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of SUX.
• The furthest airport from Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,641 miles (17,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport designator "SUX" has been contentious.
• Sioux Gateway Airport, also known as Colonel Bud Day Field, is a public and military use airport in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.
• American Airlines announced on December 9, 2011 that their subsidiary, American Eagle Airlines, would begin serving Sioux City from Chicago O'Hare in the spring of 2012.
• In June 2011 work was completed on a $6.2 million remodeling of the 58-year-old terminal building.