Nonstop flight route between Needles, California, United States and Tauranga, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(34°45'59"N by 114°37'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°40'23"S by 176°11'49"E)
Distance from EED to TRG:
6,684.19 miles (10,757.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), Needles, California, United States and Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,684 miles (or 10,757 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 Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield and Tauranga 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 Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield and Tauranga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EED / KEED |
| Airport Name: | Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield |
| Location: | Needles, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'59"N by 114°37'23"W |
| Area Served: | Needles, California |
| Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 983 feet (300 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EED |
| More Information: | EED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRG / NZTG |
| Airport Name: | Tauranga Airport |
| Location: | Tauranga, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 176°11'49"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tauranga Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRG |
| More Information: | TRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED):
- The closest airport to Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Lake Havasu City Airport (HII), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) SE of EED.
- Because of Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 983 feet, planes can take off or land at Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield 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.
- It opened in May 1941.
- Needles Airport covers 796 acres at an elevation of 983 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) has 2 runways.
Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):
- The furthest airport from Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is nearly antipodal to Tauranga Airport (meaning Tauranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Granada Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Granada, Spain.
- The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
- Because of Tauranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tauranga 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.
- Because of the intensive growth of the Tauranga region, the airport has now been hemmed in by residential and industrial development.
- Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
- Tauranga Airport is the current location for the Sportavex biennial fly-in and airshow.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.22 miles (32.54 km) SE | Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.17 miles (43.72 km) N | Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 51.62 miles (83.07 km) NE | Kingman Airport (IGM) | Kingman, Arizona, United States | |
| 4 | 79.74 miles (128.33 km) S | Blythe Airport (BLH) | Blythe, California, United States | |
| 5 | 82.67 miles (133.05 km) N | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 83.39 miles (134.21 km) E | Bagdad Airport (BGT) | Bagdad, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 87.18 miles (140.31 km) WSW | Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | |
| 8 | 88.19 miles (141.92 km) NNW | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 9 | 93.82 miles (150.99 km) NE | Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 95.52 miles (153.73 km) NNW | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 104.57 miles (168.29 km) NNW | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 104.83 miles (168.70 km) NNW | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 117.65 miles (189.33 km) SW | Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 14 | 117.94 miles (189.80 km) SW | Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 15 | 118.97 miles (191.46 km) WNW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,392.50 miles (18,334.40 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,340.93 miles (18,251.41 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,328.73 miles (18,231.77 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,305.97 miles (18,195.16 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,148.13 miles (17,941.14 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,041.98 miles (17,770.31 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,020.53 miles (17,735.78 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,996.65 miles (17,697.34 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,923.82 miles (17,580.14 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,883.72 miles (17,515.61 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,881.11 miles (17,511.40 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,861.81 miles (17,480.35 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,840.11 miles (17,445.42 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,830.04 miles (17,429.22 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,829.07 miles (17,427.65 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.35 miles (40.79 km) W | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 30.82 miles (49.59 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 42.71 miles (68.73 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 49.11 miles (79.03 km) WSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 50.22 miles (80.81 km) NW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 71.73 miles (115.44 km) NNW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 73.93 miles (118.99 km) S | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 80.60 miles (129.71 km) WNW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 89.85 miles (144.61 km) WNW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 106.73 miles (171.77 km) NNW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 118.49 miles (190.68 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 129.26 miles (208.03 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 143.07 miles (230.25 km) SW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 166.19 miles (267.45 km) NW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 170.26 miles (274.01 km) SSW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,403.28 miles (19,961.09 km) N | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,378.83 miles (19,921.75 km) ENE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,357.88 miles (19,888.03 km) NNE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,354.56 miles (19,882.68 km) N | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,339.37 miles (19,858.24 km) NW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,320.63 miles (19,828.08 km) E | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,301.29 miles (19,796.95 km) NE | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 8 | 12,297.00 miles (19,790.06 km) ENE | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,288.29 miles (19,776.03 km) NE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,273.22 miles (19,751.78 km) W | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,270.35 miles (19,747.16 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 12 | 12,270.35 miles (19,747.16 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 13 | 12,264.86 miles (19,738.33 km) NNW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 14 | 12,264.30 miles (19,737.43 km) N | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 15 | 12,258.48 miles (19,728.06 km) NE | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |