Nonstop flight route between Kaikoura, New Zealand and Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), Kaikoura, New Zealand and Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,434 miles (or 11,964 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 Kaikoura Aerodrome and Philip S. W. Goldson 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 Kaikoura Aerodrome and Philip S. W. Goldson 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 Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ):

• Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) has 2 runways.
• A scenic flight operator based at Kaikoura.
• The aerodrome is operated by Kaikoura District Council and is available for general use without the permission of the operator.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of KBZ.

Facts about Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE):

• The closest airport to Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) is Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of BZE.
• The airport will be going through major expansions such as the lengthening of the runway, expanding of the apron and expansion of the terminal.
• Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,932 miles (19,203 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Philip S. W. Goldson 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.
• Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport handled 542,833 passengers last year.