Nonstop flight route between Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Timaru, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Binaka Airport (GNS), Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU), Timaru, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,467 miles (or 8,798 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 Binaka Airport and Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru 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 Binaka Airport and Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNS / WIMB |
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Location: | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°9'57"N by 97°42'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GNS |
More Information: | GNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIU / NZTU |
Airport Name: | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) |
Location: | Timaru, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'10"S by 171°13'31"E |
Operator/Owner: | Timaru District Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIU |
More Information: | TIU Maps & Info |
Facts about Binaka Airport (GNS):
- The furthest airport from Binaka Airport (GNS) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is nearly antipodal to Binaka Airport (meaning Binaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Eloy Alfaro International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Manta, Manabí, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Binaka Airport (GNS) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) E of GNS.
- Binaka Airport (GNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Binaka Airport", another name for GNS is "Bandar Udara Binaka".
- Because of Binaka Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Binaka 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.
Facts about Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU):
- Because of Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru 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 Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of TIU.
- Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (meaning Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.