Nonstop flight route between Hokitika, New Zealand and Boston, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hokitika Airport (HKK), Hokitika, New Zealand and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,355 miles (or 15,056 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 Hokitika Airport and Boston Logan 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 Hokitika Airport and Boston Logan 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 Hokitika Airport (HKK):

• The main runway has a landing distance of 1,314 metres, but for take off is considered to have a distance of 1,374m.
• The grass surfaces and susceptibility to flooding of Hokitika’s Southside airfield were always problematic.
• Hokitika Airport (HKK) has 2 runways.
• Because of Hokitika Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Hokitika 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 Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hokitika Airport (meaning Hokitika Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago de Compostela Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• NAC inaugurated its Christchurch-Hokitika Friendship service on 20 December 1968.
• The closest airport to Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNE of HKK.

Facts about Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):

• In April 2007 the FAA approved construction of a center field taxiway long-sought by Massport.
• As of 2010, Logan is the 19th busiest airport in the United States with about 13.5 million boardings a year.
• As of February 2011, Logan ranks 14th among major U.S.
• The distinctive central control tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a six-story platform trussed between them.
• General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is an international airport located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
• The closest airport to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
• The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
• Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan 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.
• Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.