Nonstop flight route between Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Ardmore, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Friday Harbor Airport (FRD), Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Ardmore Airport (AMZ), Ardmore, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,028 miles (or 11,310 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 Friday Harbor Airport and Ardmore 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 Friday Harbor Airport and Ardmore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRD / KFHR |
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Location: | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°31'18"N by 123°1'27"W |
Area Served: | Friday Harbor, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Friday Harbor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRD |
More Information: | FRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMZ / NZAR |
Airport Name: | Ardmore Airport |
Location: | Ardmore, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°1'46"S by 174°58'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ardmore Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMZ |
More Information: | AMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Friday Harbor Airport (FRD):
- Because of Friday Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Friday Harbor 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 addition to being known as "Friday Harbor Airport", another name for FRD is "FHR".
- The furthest airport from Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,726 miles (17,261 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Friday Harbor Airport covers an area of 145 acres which contains one runway with a 3,402 x 75 ft asphalt pavement.
- Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) is Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) NNE of FRD.
Facts about Ardmore Airport (AMZ):
- Ardmore Airport is an airport 3 NM southeast of Manurewa in Auckland, New Zealand.
- The airfield is serviced by two R-NAV arrivals, one for each runway.
- The furthest airport from Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Ardmore Airport (meaning Ardmore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
- Because of Ardmore Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at Ardmore 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.
- Ardmore was constructed during World War II by USAAF forces stationed in Auckland, and was intended to be used as a base for B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.
- The closest airport to Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of AMZ.
- Ardmore Airport (AMZ) has 3 runways.