Nonstop flight route between Huesca, Spain and Rotorua, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), Huesca, Spain and Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,110 miles (or 19,489 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 Huesca–Pirineos Airport and Rotorua 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 Huesca–Pirineos Airport and Rotorua International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between HSK and ROT makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Huesca–Pirineos Airport and Rotorua International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between HSK and ROT are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Huesca, Spain and Rotorua, New Zealand by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between HSK and ROT!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSK / LEHC |
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Location: | Huesca, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'50"N by 0°19'23"W |
Area Served: | Huesca, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1768 feet (539 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSK |
More Information: | HSK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROT / NZRO |
Airport Name: | Rotorua International Airport |
Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°6'33"S by 176°19'1"E |
Area Served: | Rotorua and inland Bay of Plenty |
Operator/Owner: | Rotorua International Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 936 feet (285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROT |
More Information: | ROT Maps & Info |
Facts about Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK):
- In addition to being known as "Huesca–Pirineos Airport", other names for HSK include "Aeropuerto de Huesca-Pirineos" and "HSK[1]".
- Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) is Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of HSK.
- The furthest airport from Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Huesca–Pirineos Airport (meaning Huesca–Pirineos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,214 miles (19,657 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- In February 2011, Pyrenair ceased activities, leaving the airport without any commercial activity until Air Europa commenced a seasonal service to Menorca which since also ceased.
Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):
- The airport is located around 9.17 kilometres northeast of Rotorua on Te Ngae Road.
- Because of Rotorua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 936 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotorua 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.
- The conversion of Rotorua Airport to an international airport has encountered both strong opposition and support from locals.
- Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.
- Construction began in 2008.
- The furthest airport from Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Rotorua International Airport (meaning Rotorua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- The closest airport to Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of ROT.
- Rotorua has two runways.
- Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.