Nonstop flight route between Kaikoura, New Zealand and Deadhorse, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), Kaikoura, New Zealand and Deadhorse Airport (SCC), Deadhorse, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,011 miles (or 12,892 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 Deadhorse 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 Deadhorse 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):

• The closest airport to Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of KBZ.
• 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.
• Air Kaikoura is another scenic operator based at the aerodrome since 1983.
• 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.
• Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Deadhorse Airport (SCC):

• The furthest airport from Deadhorse Airport (SCC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,100 miles (16,254 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Deadhorse Airport (SCC) is Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of SCC.
• In addition to being known as "Deadhorse Airport", another name for SCC is "Prudhoe Airport".
• Because of Deadhorse Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Deadhorse 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.
• Deadhorse Airport (SCC) currently has only 1 runway.