Nonstop flight route between Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Tauranga, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heligoland Airport (HGL), Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Tauranga Airport (TRG), Tauranga, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,168 miles (or 17,974 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 Heligoland Airport and Tauranga 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 Heligoland Airport and Tauranga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGL / EDXH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°11'8"N by 7°54'51"E | 
| Area Served: | Heligoland, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Helgoland AirService GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HGL | 
| More Information: | HGL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRG / NZTG | 
| Airport Name: | Tauranga Airport | 
| Location: | Tauranga, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 176°11'49"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Tauranga Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TRG | 
| More Information: | TRG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Heligoland Airport (HGL):
- In addition to being known as "Heligoland Airport", another name for HGL is "Flughafen Helgoland-Düne".
- The furthest airport from Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,693 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first military airfield on Düne existed during World War II when Heligoland had been fortified.
- A ferryboat service connects Düne to the Heligoland main island.
- Heligoland Airport (HGL) has 3 runways.
- Because of Heligoland Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heligoland 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 Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Wangerooge Airport (AGE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of HGL.
Facts about Tauranga Airport (TRG):
- Because of the intensive growth of the Tauranga region, the airport has now been hemmed in by residential and industrial development.
- Tauranga Airport (TRG) has 4 runways.
- Because of Tauranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tauranga 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.
- Tauranga Airport is located within a Control Zone which is controlled by Tauranga Tower.
- The furthest airport from Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is nearly antipodal to Tauranga Airport (meaning Tauranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Granada Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Granada, Spain.
- The closest airport to Tauranga Airport (TRG) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of TRG.
- There are four tarmac gates at the terminal.




