Nonstop flight route between Hokitika, New Zealand and Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hokitika Airport (HKK), Hokitika, New Zealand and Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,605 miles (or 13,849 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 Wittman Regional 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 Wittman Regional 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 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.
• 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.
• Hokitika Airport (HKK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNE of HKK.
• Hokitika originally had an aerodrome on the south side of town just over the Hokitika River.
• The grass surfaces and susceptibility to flooding of Hokitika’s Southside airfield were always problematic.
• The airport handles aircraft up to ATR 72-500 size that are operated by national airline, Air New Zealand.

Facts about Wittman Regional Airport (OSH):

• Wittman Regional Airport is a county owned, public use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Oshkosh, a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.
• The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past.
• The furthest airport from Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,996 miles (17,696 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• 2011 EAA Airventure airshow
• Old air traffic control tower
• The airport is the site of the annual Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Oshkosh, an experimental aircraft and sport aviation airshow.
• Because of Wittman Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Wittman Regional 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 Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSE of OSH.
• Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) has 4 runways.