Nonstop flight route between Kaitaia, New Zealand and Tacloban City, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaitaia Airport (KAT), Kaitaia, New Zealand and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC), Tacloban City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,491 miles (or 7,228 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 Kaitaia Airport and Daniel Z. Romualdez 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 Kaitaia Airport and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kaitaia Airport (KAT):

• Kaitaia Airport (KAT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is nearly antipodal to Kaitaia Airport (meaning Kaitaia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kenitra Air Base), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kenitra, Morocco.
• Kaitaia Airport has a 1,402m sealed runway and a gravel cross runway of 1,277m.
• The closest airport to Kaitaia Airport (KAT) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ESE of KAT.
• Because of Kaitaia Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaitaia 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.
• Kaitaia Airport is located at Kaitaia in the Northland Region, of New Zealand.

Facts about Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC):

• First known as San Jose Airstrip after the village it is located in, it was constructed as an airstrip for the U.S.
• The single-story terminal building consists of the departure and arrival area.
• Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• On November 7–8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan roared through Tacloban and the Eastern Visayas Region.
• Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport handled 1,140,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport", another name for TAC is "Paliparang Daniel Z. RomualdezLuparan Daniel Z. Romualdez".
• In Aug 2012, The Department of Transportation and Communications as part of the P319 million modernization of the Tacloban and Dipolog airports allocated P251.6 million for the Tacloban Airport to construct a new apron and taxiway.
• However, on 11 November, the airport reopened, but for turboprop aircraft only.
• The furthest airport from Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (meaning Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,897 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Because of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Z. Romualdez 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 Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Ormoc Airport (OMC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TAC.