Nonstop flight route between Yaroslavl, Russia and Kaikoura, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tunoshna (IAR), Yaroslavl, Russia and Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), Kaikoura, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,178 miles (or 16,380 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 Tunoshna and Kaikoura Aerodrome, 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 Tunoshna and Kaikoura Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tunoshna (IAR):

• Tunoshna is an airport in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia located 18 km southeast of Yaroslavl.
• The closest airport to Tunoshna (IAR) is Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ENE of IAR.
• In addition to being known as "Tunoshna", another name for IAR is "Аэропорт Туношна".
• During the Cold War it was a key interceptor aircraft base.
• Because of Tunoshna's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunoshna 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.
• Tunoshna (IAR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tunoshna (IAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,606 miles (17,069 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ):

• The furthest airport from Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) is León Airport (LEN), which is nearly antipodal to Kaikoura Aerodrome (meaning Kaikoura Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from León Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in León, Spain.
• Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Kaikoura Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaikoura Aerodrome 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 aerodrome is operated by Kaikoura District Council and is available for general use without the permission of the operator.
• The closest airport to Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of KBZ.