Nonstop flight route between Kaikoura, New Zealand and Provo, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), Kaikoura, New Zealand and Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,369 miles (or 11,860 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 Provo Municipal 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 Provo Municipal 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):

• 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 closest airport to Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of 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.
• 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.
• Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Provo Municipal Airport (PVU):

• Service to Denver ended in January 2013.Allegiant Air began flights to Phoenix/Mesa in February 2013.
• Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) has 2 runways.
• In anticipation of commercial passenger service, a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening.
• Because of Provo Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,497 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PVU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PVU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,692 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of PVU.