Nonstop flight route between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Kaikoura, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Capital City Airport (HAR), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), Kaikoura, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,887 miles (or 14,302 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 Capital City Airport and Kaikoura Aerodrome, 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 Capital City Airport and Kaikoura Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Capital City Airport (HAR):

• The furthest airport from Capital City Airport (HAR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Capital City Airport's relatively low elevation of 347 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital City 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.
• Capital City Airport (HAR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Capital City Airport (HAR) is Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of HAR.
• Capital City Airport is next to the Defense Distribution Center, one of the largest military distribution centers for supplies and equipment for the U.S.
• During the 1940s the airport handled war materials for the adjacent New Cumberland Army Depot and hosted the Naval Photographic Reconnaissance Training School.
• In addition to being known as "Capital City Airport", another name for HAR is "CXY".

Facts about Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ):

• Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) has 2 runways.
• The aerodrome is operated by Kaikoura District Council and is available for general use without the permission of the operator.
• Because of Kaikoura Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaikoura Aerodrome 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.
• Air Kaikoura is another scenic operator based at the aerodrome since 1983.
• The closest airport to Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of KBZ.
• The furthest airport from Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) is León Airport (LEN), which is nearly antipodal to Kaikoura Aerodrome (meaning Kaikoura Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from León Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in León, Spain.