Nonstop flight route between Gabbs, Nevada, United States and Christchurch, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gabbs Airport (GAB), Gabbs, Nevada, United States and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,157 miles (or 11,518 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 Gabbs Airport 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 Gabbs Airport 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 Gabbs Airport (GAB):

• The closest airport to Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SW of GAB.
• Gabbs Airport (GAB) has 2 runways.
• Because of Gabbs Airport's high elevation of 4,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GAB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GAB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,159 miles (17,959 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.

Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• Christchurch Airport consists of a single terminal which caters for both domestic and international flights.
• Since the closure of Wigram Air Force Base, the Royal New Zealand Air Force always flies to Christchurch International Airport when required to visit the city.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• In May 2013 the airport began kicking out travellers who tried to sleep at the airport overnight, saying they should find proper accommodation, but backed down after neighbours complained people were sleeping rough outdoors.The airport has direct flights to 18 domestic and 11 international destinations.
• 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.
• 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.
• Due to increasing passenger numbers, the airport has completed construction on a new Domestic terminal upgrade costing $237 million.