Nonstop flight route between Gisborne, New Zealand and Saint-Pierre, Réunion:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gisborne Airport (GIS), Gisborne, New Zealand and Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), Saint-Pierre, Réunion would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,872 miles (or 11,059 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 Gisborne Airport and Pierrefonds 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 Gisborne Airport and Pierrefonds Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIS / NZGS | 
| Airport Name: | Gisborne Airport | 
| Location: | Gisborne, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°39'47"S by 177°58'41"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | The Eastland Group | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GIS | 
| More Information: | GIS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZSE / FMEP | 
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| Location: | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'18"S by 55°25'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZSE | 
| More Information: | ZSE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gisborne Airport (GIS):
- Gisborne Airport is a regional airport on the outskirts of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
 - Gisborne Airport (GIS) has 4 runways.
 - The closest airport to Gisborne Airport (GIS) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NW of GIS.
 - Because of Gisborne Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gisborne 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 furthest airport from Gisborne Airport (GIS) is Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), which is nearly antipodal to Gisborne Airport (meaning Gisborne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alicante-Elche Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Alicante, Spain.
 - Eastland Group pay's Gisborne District Council an annual rental fee indexed to passenger numbers and is accountable for all capital investment.
 
Facts about Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE):
- In addition to being known as "Pierrefonds Airport", another name for ZSE is "Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds".
 - Because of Pierrefonds Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Pierrefonds 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 furthest airport from Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,629 miles (18,715 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
 - Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) N of ZSE.
 
