Nonstop flight route between Hamilton, New Zealand and Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), Hamilton, New Zealand and Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP), Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,784 miles (or 15,746 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 Hamilton International Airport and Saint-Pierre 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 Hamilton International Airport and Saint-Pierre Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hamilton International Airport (HLZ):

• Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) has 4 runways.
• A NZ$15.3 million terminal expansion begun in 2005 featured a 60 percent increase in floorspace with improved baggage handling areas, better international and domestic check-in space, and passenger security screening.
• The furthest airport from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton International Airport (meaning Hamilton International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Córdoba Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Spain.
• As the world prepared for war, it became clear that a landing strip needed to be constructed in the Hamilton area.
• The closest airport to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of HLZ.
• The airport has a single terminal building and 6 tarmac gates.
• In August 2011, approval was received by Hamilton International Airport to extend its runway up to 3,000 metres - the same size as secondary airports in other parts of the world, such as the Gold Coast.
• Because of Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton 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.
• Hamilton Airport is home to the New Zealand Training Centre of CTC Aviation.

Facts about Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP):

• The airport was completed in August 1999 and consists of four buildings and a control tower.
• Because of Saint-Pierre Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Pierre 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.
• In addition to being known as "Saint-Pierre Airport", another name for FSP is "Aéroport de Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche".
• The closest airport to Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) is Miquelon Airport (MQC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of FSP.
• Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,562 miles (18,608 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• All other aircraft at the airport are private aircraft for general aviation.