Nonstop flight route between Ghardaia, Algeria and Christchurch, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), Ghardaia, Algeria and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,456 miles (or 18,437 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA):

• In addition to being known as "Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport", other names for GHA include "Noumerat Airport (Ghardaia)" and "Aéroport de Ghardaïa / Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria".
• The closest airport to Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NW of GHA.
• The furthest airport from Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) has 2 runways.

Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• A drop off and pick up lane is available on the ground floor of the multi-level carpark building.
• In early 2009 work on the new terminal commenced.
• There are several general aviation organisations operating from the airport.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• Christchurch Airport recently underwent an extensive expansion project.
• The prevailing wind in Christchurch is from the north-east and to a lesser extent from the south-west, but the city is also affected by Canterbury's Nor'wester foehn wind.
• The old domestic terminal has been completely demolished to make way for the new terminal.
• 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.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• 5,592,529 passengers travelled in and out of Christchurch International Airport from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
• 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.
• As the gateway for Christchurch and the South Island, Christchurch International Airport is New Zealand’s second largest airport.
• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.