Nonstop flight route between Invercargill, New Zealand and Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago:
Departure Airport:
(46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W)
Distance from IVC to POS:
8,628.90 miles (13,886.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand and Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,629 miles (or 13,887 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 Invercargill Airport and Piarco International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IVC / NZNV |
| Airport Name: | Invercargill Airport |
| Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Invercargill Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IVC |
| More Information: | IVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POS / TTPP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
| Area Served: | Port of Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POS |
| More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):
- The furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.
- The airport's first scheduled service was in 1944 by Union Airways' Lockheed 10 Electra flying from Dunedin.
- Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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.
- Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
- Today the airport is visited by aircraft of the United States ANG, Australian RAAF, Italy's Aeronautica Militare and RNZAF as part of Antarctic flight diversion training.
- Regular types using the airport now are, ATR 72, and Dash 8 Q-300.
- Invercargill Airport has had aspirations from the 1980s through to the 2000s as an international destination with proposals that have failed to get off the ground with nearby Queenstown being developed as a more direct route for jet aircraft.
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- Piarco Airport opened on 8 January 1931, to serve Venezuela's Compagnie Generale Aeropostale.
- In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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 closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- At Piarco International Airport there are two high-speed taxiways and three connector taxiways.
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The disused south terminal has been renovated into a VIP terminal for the Summit of The Americas.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.14 miles (56.55 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 96.22 miles (154.85 km) ENE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 97.41 miles (156.77 km) NNE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 98.29 miles (158.19 km) NNE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 121.61 miles (195.72 km) N | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 125.17 miles (201.43 km) NNE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 166.68 miles (268.25 km) NE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 194.39 miles (312.84 km) NNE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 203.04 miles (326.76 km) NE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 203.25 miles (327.10 km) NNE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) NNE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 242.57 miles (390.37 km) NE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 287.38 miles (462.50 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 288.63 miles (464.50 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 307.60 miles (495.04 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,167.66 miles (19,581.90 km) NW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,145.53 miles (19,546.29 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,110.66 miles (19,490.17 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,097.77 miles (19,469.42 km) WNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) NW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 12,089.85 miles (19,456.69 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 12,069.43 miles (19,423.82 km) WNW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 8 | 12,067.79 miles (19,421.18 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 9 | 12,066.59 miles (19,419.24 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,060.69 miles (19,409.75 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 12,060.19 miles (19,408.95 km) NNW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 12 | 12,049.02 miles (19,390.97 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 13 | 12,039.79 miles (19,376.11 km) WNW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 14 | 12,039.34 miles (19,375.40 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,037.99 miles (19,373.22 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.40 miles (82.72 km) NE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | 66.26 miles (106.63 km) W | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 101.99 miles (164.13 km) NNW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 4 | 130.33 miles (209.75 km) N | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 5 | 130.76 miles (210.44 km) W | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 136.64 miles (219.91 km) WSW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 138.52 miles (222.92 km) N | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 145.37 miles (233.94 km) N | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 9 | 158.77 miles (255.52 km) N | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 10 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) N | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 11 | 176.34 miles (283.79 km) N | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 12 | 179.89 miles (289.50 km) W | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 186.57 miles (300.25 km) SSW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 186.57 miles (300.25 km) SSW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 190.02 miles (305.81 km) W | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,308.25 miles (19,808.16 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,294.76 miles (19,786.45 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,268.85 miles (19,744.75 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,230.57 miles (19,683.15 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,227.90 miles (19,678.85 km) SW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,216.73 miles (19,660.87 km) W | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,212.33 miles (19,653.79 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,199.67 miles (19,633.42 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,166.69 miles (19,580.34 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) WSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) WSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,102.57 miles (19,477.15 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,095.17 miles (19,465.24 km) W | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,049.63 miles (19,391.95 km) S | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,003.50 miles (19,317.71 km) W | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |