Nonstop flight route between Houma, Louisiana, United States and Christchurch, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM), Houma, Louisiana, United States and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,910 miles (or 12,730 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 Houma–Terrebonne Airport and Christchurch 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 Houma–Terrebonne Airport and Christchurch 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 Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM):

• Houma Airport started originally as Naval Air Station Houma, LA on May 1, 1943 as a station for Lighter-than-Air airships.
• Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Houma–Terrebonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Houma–Terrebonne 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 Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NE of HUM.
• The furthest airport from Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,143 miles (17,934 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Houma–Terrebonne Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Houma, a city in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):

• In early 2009 work on the new terminal commenced.
• The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
• The furthest airport from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Christchurch International Airport (meaning Christchurch International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
• A number of different taxi and shuttle companies operate services from the airport terminals.
• A drop off and pick up lane is available on the ground floor of the multi-level carpark building.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
• Because of Christchurch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Christchurch 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.
• Due to increasing passenger numbers, the airport has completed construction on a new Domestic terminal upgrade costing $237 million.
• Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
• The size of the new integrated terminal at Christchurch Airport is 77,591m².