Nonstop flight route between Hamilton, New Zealand and Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), Hamilton, New Zealand and Kudat Airport (KUD), Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,864 miles (or 7,828 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 Kudat 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 Kudat 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):

• In 1998, Hamilton Airport Motor Inn was developed to cater for travellers using the airport.
• 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.
• In 1994, the airport became a terminal for Trans Tasman air routes, with charter flights provided on Boeing 727s by Kiwi International Airlines of New Zealand which served Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
• The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• The closest airport to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) is Matamata Airport (MTA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of HLZ.
• 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.
• Hugh McCarroll was the airport's chief executive from the early 2000s until retirement in February 2006.
• Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) has 4 runways.
• 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.

Facts about Kudat Airport (KUD):

• The closest airport to Kudat Airport (KUD) is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SW of KUD.
• Because of Kudat Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kudat 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.
• Kudat Airport (KUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kudat Airport", other names for KUD include "Lapangan Terbang Kudat" and "古达机场".
• The furthest airport from Kudat Airport (KUD) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kudat Airport (meaning Kudat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.