Nonstop flight route between Kerikeri, New Zealand and Milford Sound, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerikeri Airport (KKE), Kerikeri, New Zealand and Milford Sound Airport (MFN), Milford Sound, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 723 miles (or 1,163 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 relatively short distance between Kerikeri Airport and Milford Sound Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKE / NZKK |
| Airport Name: | Kerikeri Airport |
| Location: | Kerikeri, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'46"S by 173°54'42"E |
| Elevation: | 492 feet (150 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKE |
| More Information: | KKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFN / NZMF |
| Airport Name: | Milford Sound Airport |
| Location: | Milford Sound, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°40'23"S by 167°55'23"E |
| Area Served: | Milford Sound |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFN |
| More Information: | MFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerikeri Airport (KKE):
- The airport was initially a grass airstrip created in the early 1930s.
- The furthest airport from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Kerikeri Airport (meaning Kerikeri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
- Because of Kerikeri Airport's relatively low elevation of 492 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerikeri 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.
- If an Air New Zealand flight from Kerikeri to Auckland is not full and an Air New Zealand flight from Whangarei to Auckland is canceled, Air New Zealand sometimes flys their Beechcraft 1900D from Kerikeri to Whangarei then on to Auckland.
- The closest airport to Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSW of KKE.
- Kerikeri Airport (KKE) has 3 runways.
Facts about Milford Sound Airport (MFN):
- Milford Sound Airport (MFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Milford Sound Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Milford Sound 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.
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- Prior to the ability of air operations, Milford Sound had no access in the winter months as the roads became impassable.
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- The furthest airport from Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Milford Sound Airport (meaning Milford Sound Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,682 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The closest airport to Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of MFN.
- Over the years the airstrip has been upgraded and lengthened till today’s sealed strip of 792 metres.
